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Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story |
29th Jul 2024 |
3 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 12 - "Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story"
In the 1950s, middle-aged salesman Ray Kroc is drowning in debt when he's inspired by a roadside burger stand he wants to spread nationwide--McDonald's. To buy out the business, he creates the modern model of franchising and ignites a fast-food gold rush. Over three decades, Kroc's innovation produces icons like the Big Mac and Chicken McNugget, crushing the competition to make McDonald's the biggest fast-food chain in the world.
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#11 |
Citrus Soda Stars |
22nd Jul 2024 |
4 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 11 - "Citrus Soda Stars"
In an early 20th century America where soda is synonymous with cola, small-time St. Louis soda maker Charles Leiper Grigg dares to take on corporate giants Coke and Pepsi by introducing something entirely new--a clear, lemon-lime soda he calls "7-Up." Little does he know that at the same time, two brothers in Tennessee, Ali and Barney Hartman, have concocted an almost identical soda. What started out as their personal lemon lime cocktail mixer will put them on a collision course with 7-Up when they release it to the public as "Mountain Dew." Both will evolve into something entirely different than what they began as, but together they'll crack the industry wide open.
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#10 |
The Colonel |
15th Jul 2024 |
4 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 10 - "The Colonel"
It's 1935 and a hot-headed Kentucky gas station owner named Harland Sanders develops a new method for making fried chicken, drawing customers from far and wide. Soon, tough times force him to take his secret recipe on the road, as he works to establishes franchises across the country. Over time, he builds a national fast-food brand, becoming a cultural icon. But when his company is sold to a food conglomerate who changes his recipe for cost cutting measures, he goes to war against his own chicken empire--and wins.
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#9 |
Lunchbox Legends |
8th Jul 2024 |
4 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 9 - "Lunchbox Legends"
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals of every kid's day, but before the 1960s it was just another meal. Then, three very different food visionaries take matters into their own hands to create lunch time favorites loved by children everywhere, fromsandwiches, to fruit snacks, and a build-it-yourself pre-packaged lunch that has become a supermarket staple.
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#8 |
Planet Mars |
22nd Apr 2024 |
7 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 8 - "Planet Mars"
After being kicked out of the family business by his father, Forrest Mars scratches and claws his way back to create a multi-sector global empire, Mars Inc. Today that empire is worth over billion dollars and a family dynasty that is the 3rd wealthiest in America worth nearly 0 billion.
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#7 |
Champions of Breakfast |
15th Apr 2024 |
7 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 7 - "Champions of Breakfast"
Will Kellogg is on top of the cereal industry after beating out post, but now, the king of cereal has met his match with a young flour mill executive. A decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out with new innovative cereals, resulting in the creation of the number one cereal in the country.
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#6 |
Penny Candy Craze |
1st Apr 2024 |
7 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 6 - "Penny Candy Craze"
In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll. Meanwhile, an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms. The two go on to kickstart an entire industry of nationally branded candies and transform the lollipop into a global icon.
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#5 |
Let Them Bake Cake |
25th Mar 2024 |
7 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 5 - "Let Them Bake Cake"
During the mid-20th century, two unlikely characters find themselves in competition to simplify the lives of homemakers across the country by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix. America's sweetheart and the original foodie go head-to-head to make baking easy.
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#4 |
Sunshine in a Glass |
18th Mar 2024 |
8 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 4 - "Sunshine in a Glass"
A scientist and businessman team up to develop a Vitamin C rich war ration for the troops fighting in World War 2, which unexpectedly leads to the development of a frozen concentrated orange juice that tastes great and allows for the widespread distribution of OJ for the first time in history. Soon after, a fruit salesman develops a process of flash pasteurizing fresh orange juice that turns the fledgling industry on its head. The two companies will go on to battle it out for domination.
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#3 |
Soda Rising: Birth of Pop |
11th Mar 2024 |
8 months ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 3 - "Soda Rising: Birth of Pop"
In the late 1800s, two pharmacists 1500 miles apart race to create healthy, non-alcoholic beverage options, kickstarting the entire soda industry with their breakout hits: Hires Root Beer and Dr. Pepper.
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#2 |
Ice Cream Revolution |
4th Mar 2024 |
8 months ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 2 - "Ice Cream Revolution"
A cab driver turned ice cream entrepreneur comes up with the idea to mix name brand candy into high quality ice cream to create new novel flavors. After opening an ice cream shop to share his mix-in creations, his concept skyrockets.
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#1 |
All American Marinara |
26th Feb 2024 |
8 months ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 5, Episode 1 - "All American Marinara"
Imagine a world where marinara sauce isn't part of the American palate. That was true nearly sixty years ago, when food conglomerate Campbells kickstarts what will become an Italian American food staple.
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#16 |
Beer Run |
24th Jul 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 16 - "Beer Run"
At a time when U.S. beer is dominated by the same lager style, one Milwaukee company experiments with something new. What starts as an unappealing low-calorie beer will become the number one beer in America, and a battle between two all-time titans to be the king of light beer.
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#15 |
Dog Eat Dog |
17th Jul 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 15 - "Dog Eat Dog"
At a time when dog food is a rarity and cat food is almost nonexistent, it will take visionary innovators to invent the first dog treat, the first dry dog food, the first cat food, and many more innovations that will carve out the billion-dollar pet food industry, and solidify dogs and cats as part of the American family.
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#14 |
Bring Home the Bacon |
10th Jul 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 14 - "Bring Home the Bacon"
A young upstart named Oscar Mayer creates one of the most iconic meat brands on the planet; pioneer Jay Hormel invents a meat product sold the world over, which becomes part of a billion food empire.
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#13 |
Supermarket Sweep |
26th Jun 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 13 - "Supermarket Sweep"
At the turn of the 20th century, Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer come up with genius innovations that help invent the modern supermarket.
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#12 |
Thirst Quenchers |
19th Jun 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 12 - "Thirst Quenchers"
Before juice was everywhere, these innovators used brilliant ingenuity to create the most nostalgic drink products and thirst quenchers of the last century, leading the charge on a new billion dollar beverage industry.
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#11 |
Where There's Smoke |
12th Jun 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 11 - "Where There's Smoke"
Lighting up the backyard grill is an American summer tradition like no other. But 100 years ago, cooking outside was not nearly as popular or accessible. Most backyard grilling essentials hadn't been invented yet, and many people didn't even have backyards, while the hot dogs we know, and love were still relatively unknown in the marketplace. It would take industry titan Henry Ford, one relentless tinkerer named Kingsford, and a passionate butcher from the Oscar Mayer family to create the most iconic brands of the Summer and change the face of American backyards forever.
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#10 |
American Spirits |
24th Apr 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 10 - "American Spirits"
Two entrepreneurs rise from the ashes of Prohibition by staking everything on two liquors - a bitter, bottom-shelf whisky, and a flavorless foreign moonshine - and go on to save an industry and create two of the most popular brands in the country.
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#9 |
Peanut Butter Battle |
17th Apr 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 9 - "Peanut Butter Battle"
When an entrepreneur creates shelf-stable peanut butter out of his garage, it leads to the birth of an iconic sandwich; as competition heats up to be America's favorite peanut butter, three famous brands battle it out to be number one.
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#8 |
Thanksgiving Dinner |
10th Apr 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 8 - "Thanksgiving Dinner"
A look at some staples of Thanksgiving dinner that weren't around until a few brands used technological advances to reinvent turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and more; food innovators made each part of the meal accessible.
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#7 |
When Food Freezes Over |
3rd Apr 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 7 - "When Food Freezes Over"
Four intrepid food entrepreneurs race to harness emerging technologies like the home freezer and microwave, to bring revolutionary frozen snack icons to a waiting world, and forever change what we eat, when we eat, and how we eat.
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#6 |
The Chicken Coup |
27th Mar 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 6 - "The Chicken Coup"
Eventually challenging America's burger joint heavyweights, two future fast-food kingpins find themselves on a collision course in an all-out chicken sandwich war that is still raging to this day.
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#5 |
Clash of the Coffee |
20th Mar 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 5 - "Clash of the Coffee"
Two icons compete for America's coffee drinkers and forever change a worldwide, multi-billion-dollar industry.
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#4 |
Candy Revolution |
13th Mar 2023 |
1 year ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 4 - "Candy Revolution"
A cereal executive's bold idea to finance the "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" movie will kick-off a candy revolution that produces some of the most iconic, imaginative confections in history.
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#3 |
Flight of the Buffalo Wing |
6th Mar 2023 |
1 year ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 3 - "Flight of the Buffalo Wing"
Before chicken wings were America's favorite Sunday football snack, they were considered an undesirable cut of meat. Until two restaurateurs in Buffalo, New York, reinvent the way wings are cooked.
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#2 |
Holiday Treats |
27th Feb 2023 |
1 year ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 2 - "Holiday Treats"
The top-selling candy days of the year revolve around Easter, Valentine's Day, and Halloween. And it all started with a few bold pioneers.
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#1 |
Breakfast That Pops |
20th Feb 2023 |
1 year ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 4, Episode 1 - "Breakfast That Pops"
Two heavy-hitting cereal rivals duke it out for breakfast dominance; competition heats up when an idea is stolen; the ensuing battle transforms the breakfast landscape from a labor-intensive meal at the table to a meal of convenience on the go.
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#12 |
Pasta Party |
16th May 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 12 - "Pasta Party"
Hector and Mario Boiardi open an Italian restaurant in Cleveland in 1924 and soon introduce Italian food to Americans; the brothers eventually find themselves in competition with James Kraft and his newest offering, macaroni and cheese.
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#11 |
Let Them Eat Snack Cakes |
9th May 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 11 - "Let Them Eat Snack Cakes"
When a New York bakery owner passes away suddenly, his wife Martha Entenmann takes the reigns of the company and grows it into a national powerhouse. Meanwhile, a married couple have bankrupted one bakery, but are determined to succeed their second time around and conquer the baking world with a revolutionary way to sell snack cakes, including their iconic oatmeal creme pie.
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#10 |
Chain Reaction |
2nd May 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 10 - "Chain Reaction"
In New York City, former Olympic wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of a casual dining revolution when they open wildly different establishments in the heart of the city: one of America's first Japanese restaurants, and a swinging singles bar that will go on to become one of the country's most iconic restaurant chains.
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#9 |
Beyond the Burger |
25th Apr 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 9 - "Beyond the Burger"
Restaurateur Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative for the fast-food market and after several setbacks goes on to help introduce the taco to America; two brothers look to beat the burger by betting that a roast beef sandwich can compete.
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#8 |
Pop Stars |
18th Apr 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 8 - "Pop Stars"
Orville Redenbacher, a small town farmer who had a life long dream of developing the perfect popping corn kernel.
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#7 |
The Beef is On |
11th Apr 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 7 - "The Beef is On"
When Colonel Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.
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#6 |
Cookie Fortunes |
4th Apr 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 6 - "Cookie Fortunes"
Hollywood agent Wally Amos transforms his professional life when he decides to make and sell his own gourmet chocolate chip cookies, and opens America's first cookie store; housewife Debbi Fields opens her homestyle cookie shop in a mall.
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#5 |
The Best Thing Since... |
28th Mar 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 5 - "The Best Thing Since..."
In a quest to dominate the growing commercial bread industry, Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of white loaf, unwittingly inspiring a homemaker named Margaret Rudkin to come up with a healthier alternative.
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#4 |
A Dish Best Served...Soft |
21st Mar 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 4 - "A Dish Best Served...Soft"
When his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
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#3 |
Do or Donut |
14th Mar 2022 |
2 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 3 - "Do or Donut"
When a commercial caterer realizes his two best selling items are donuts and coffee, he joins forces with his brother-in-law to create a revolutionary donut chain. Soon a rivalry starts with a beloved Southern-based donut shop, with both on a collision course, destined to become nationwide icons.
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#2 |
A Cold One |
7th Mar 2022 |
2 years ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 2 - "A Cold One"
In the late 1800s, German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Captain Frederick Pabst find themselves in a battle for beer dominance. In their fight for one upmanship they will help create the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet, introduce lager beer to the nation, and become two of the biggest companies on Earth for half a century.
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#1 |
Submarine Warfare |
28th Feb 2022 |
2 years ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 3, Episode 1 - "Submarine Warfare"
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.
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#16 |
Breakfast Barons |
28th Jun 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 16 - "Breakfast Barons"
Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast, while rival C.W. Post takes direct aim at an empire of his own. And the creation of an iconic food comes at a cost, as the brothers' relationship reaches a boiling point under the weight of their success.
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#15 |
Gum Slingers |
21st Jun 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 15 - "Gum Slingers"
William Wrigley stumbles upon a new product that will kickstart a revolution across industries, but not before sparking a life-long rivalry.
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#14 |
The Rise of a Rival |
14th Jun 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 14 - "The Rise of a Rival"
In the 1970s, one major cola brand launches a blind taste test marketing plan that takes direct aim at their biggest competitor. As a new era of competition heats up between the behemoth brands, each side selects a new leader who takes the companies to battle in a rivalry that will birth countless iconic soda products and memorable marketing stunts.
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#13 |
When the Chips Are Down |
7th Jun 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 13 - "When the Chips Are Down"
As C.E. Doolin and Herman Lay try to control the chips business in the 1950s, their success inspires one of the biggest companies in the world to design a strong, saddle-shaped chip and a revolutionary container to ship them in.
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#12 |
A Game of Chicken |
1st Jun 2021 |
3 years ago |
00:00 - 01:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 12 - "A Game of Chicken"
In the 1970's, Ray Kroc is far ahead of the competition. But when a burger chain claiming to be king poaches his third-highest ranking executive, Don Smith, it's war. Smith re-engineers the emerging rival, using the best ideas of his former franchise to modernize the brand. In an unprecedented move, Ray Kroc brings on a world renowned chef to develop the chicken nugget, breakfast, and try to crush the would-be king once and for all.
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#11 |
Ice Cream Empires |
19th Apr 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 11 - "Ice Cream Empires"
A young boy accidentally discovers a frozen treat on a stick; a candy store owner reinvents ice cream and launches the first ever ice cream truck; when two men own a patent on the same thing, a battle erupts.
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#10 |
The TV Dinner |
12th Apr 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 10 - "The TV Dinner"
Gilbert Swanson inherits his father's frozen turkey company and partners with a food chemist to innovate a revolutionary dinner that Americans can heat up at home.
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#9 |
Godfathers of Fast Food |
5th Apr 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 9 - "Godfathers of Fast Food"
A short order chef invents the hamburger bun and engineers a new way of making a burger faster than ever before; Nathan Handwerker invests his life savings into a hot dog stand at Coney Island.
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#8 |
Soup of the Century |
29th Mar 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 8 - "Soup of the Century"
When a chemist begins working at the Joseph A. Campbell preserve company, he invents a condensed soup that brings this rare luxury to the nation for the first time. But as they try to get the word out to Americans who aren't yet accustomed to soup, it also attracts the attention of Henry Heinz, who becomes a bitter competitor in a race for revolutionary innovation and nationwide soup sales dominance.
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#7 |
Cookie Wars |
22nd Mar 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 7 - "Cookie Wars"
A business partnership gone wrong leads Adolphus Green to create one of the most iconic cookie and cracker companies in history, and revolutionize packaging. But when his former partners strike back with their signature invention, the chocolate sandwich cookie, Green retaliates with the help of milk chocolate titan Milton Hershey, and rolls out the biggest selling cookie of all time.
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#6 |
Chip Dynasties |
15th Mar 2021 |
3 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 6 - "Chip Dynasties"
Herman Lay takes regional and small-time chips business to a national scale with his cutting-edge sales techniques and world-changing packaging technology, while a rival innovator invents a new kind of snack chip that will challenge Lay's crown. And when the empires meet, they will have to strike a deal...or go to war.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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Cola Wars |
8th Mar 2021 |
3 years ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 5 - "Cola Wars"
In the 1970s, one major cola brand launches a blind taste test marketing plan that takes direct aim at their biggest competitor. As a new era of competition heats up between the behemoth brands, each side selects a new leader who takes the companies to battle in a rivalry that will birth countless iconic soda products and memorable marketing stunts.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#4 |
American Cheese |
1st Mar 2021 |
3 years ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 4 - "American Cheese"
At the turn of the 20th century, James Kraft challenges thousands of years of cheese-making tradition and forever alters the dairy industry with his new cheese innovation. Meanwhile, the Pabst brothers are desperate to keep their successful beer empire solvent through Prohibition, and introduce a shelf-stable cheese of their own, putting them on a collision course with James Kraft's flourishing cheese juggernaut.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#3 |
The Kings of Burgers |
22nd Feb 2021 |
3 years ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 3 - "The Kings of Burgers"
In the 1950s, Ray Kroc franchises McDonald's nationwide, but right behind Kroc a wave of other entrepreneurs try to cash in on the fast food restaurant craze. Two Florida visionaries start up what will become Kroc's biggest rival, by re-inventing their kitchen's equipment into the pioneering "flame broiler." Over the next two decades the two iconic restaurants battle it out over burgers, launching signature sandwiches that will become staples all over the world.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#2 |
The Chocolate Rush |
15th Feb 2021 |
3 years ago |
02:00 - 03:03 |
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Season 2, Episode 2 - "The Chocolate Rush"
In 1919, Milton Hershey is king of the chocolate business. But everything changes when in a Post WW1 sugar price drop, a rush of competitors spring up, including his former employee HB Reese, who will go on to create the best selling candy on the planet. But Reese isn't Hershey's only rival, when a brilliant marketer soon comes up with not one, but two of the most iconic candy bars in history.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#1 |
Pizza Wars |
10th Feb 2021 |
3 years ago |
03:03 - 04:06 |
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Season 2, Episode 1 - "Pizza Wars"
In the 1950's, two enterprising brothers from Wichita, Kansas aim to build their restaurant, Pizza Hut, into a franchise empire by boldly introducing America to a little-known Italian dish--pizza. Americans soon fall in love with their signature, thin crust pizza, but unchecked growth and an underdog rival, Domino's, threatens to derail their first-of-its-kind pizza franchise juggernaut.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#3 |
The Spoils of War |
14th Aug 2019 |
5 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 1, Episode 3 - "The Spoils of War"
As the Great Depression hits, the titans of food push the envelope of innovation to feed a hungry nation. Then WWII sees competing industrial empires joining the war effort in a united front to fuel the forces fighting for freedom abroad. And in Post-War America, visionaries like Harland Sanders, the McDonald brothers and Ray Kroc battle to revolutionize the restaurant industry, and pave the way for the golden age of the American dream.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#2 |
Best Served Cold |
13th Aug 2019 |
5 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 1, Episode 2 - "Best Served Cold"
A new breed of innovator rises up to expand American industry and push the limits of new technology; a father-and-son duo named Mars start on a path to challenge the chocolate throne.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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#1 |
Lines in the Sand |
12th Aug 2019 |
5 years ago |
01:00 - 02:03 |
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Season 1, Episode 1 - "Lines in the Sand"
In the wake of the Civil War, a revolution is taking place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry. Before they become brand names, budding innovators like Henry Heinz, John and Will Kellogg, and C.W. Post push the limits of ingenuity to launch businesses that will revolutionize industry, and change the landscape of the nation forever.
Type: Documentary |
Network: History |
Status: Running |
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