The Food That Built America Snack Sized

Season 12021

Delving even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless innovators and entrepreneurs featured in The Food that Built America, this docuseries spotlights the rest of the story you didn’t know, telling the super-charged, bite-sized history of all of the foods you love in 30 minutes or less.

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14 Episodes

E01 The Classic

This is the epic story behind the most iconic soft drink in the world, and the incredible lengths its creators took to stay on top.

April 18, 2021

E02 Special Delivery

Complete with drones, muscle cars, and a whole lot of dough, this is the story of the most successful pizza chain on the planet, starting with mid-Western brothers who had never made pizza before, and continuing through a series of innovations that changed restaurants, dining out, and helped introduce pizza to the nation.

April 18, 2021

E03 The Chocolate Factory

How a simple dairy farm turned into one of the world's most iconic candy companies.

April 25, 2021

E04 Breaking Breakfast

This is the shocking story of the most iconic cereal brand in the world, starting with an accidental discovery at a sanitarium, through a major rivalry, and countless innovations that changed breakfast forever.

April 25, 2021

E05 Making the Hut

This is the story of a pizza empire that started with two brothers from Michigan who transformed pizza from a little known dish to a national franchise. From the deep dish to the stuffed crust, learn about the innovations and the nostalgic marketing that turned them into a worldwide phenomenon.

May 16, 2021

E06 Dog Eat Dog

This is the story of how the hot dog went from one of America’s most feared foods, to a national sensation. From wieners to whales, find out how one ambitious man in Coney Island built a doggone empire.

May 16, 2021

E07 To the Milky Way and Beyond

This is the story behind the largest candy company in the world, complete with family feuds, corporate espionage, and brilliant innovations that changed the world.

June 6, 2021

E08 Flame Broiled Battle

This is the story behind the biggest burger battle of all time, and how one underdog flame-broiled its own path with one innovation after another.

June 6, 2021

E09 11 Herbs and Spices

The story of how an eccentric man who sold chicken at a gas station founded the largest chicken empire in the world, and became an icon in the process.

June 13, 2021

E10 The Golden Arches

The story of how a BBQ drive-in became a worldwide phenomenon, with a logo that is now more recognizable than the holy cross, and the innovations that have driven its success and changed the way the word eats.

June 13, 2021

E11 A Burger is Born

This is the story of how an impatient cook created one of America's most iconic foods, leading to the invention of the first ever fast food chain.

June 20, 2021

E12 When Frito Met Lay

This is the story of how two salty rivals ended up creating the biggest snack food company in the world, and how their bold innovations forever changed America's taste for chips.

June 20, 2021

E13 Kings of Pop

This is the story of how a struggling cola company reinvented business practices and went head to head against its biggest rival for more than 100 years to become one of the world's leading food and beverage companies.

June 27, 2021

E14 Sticks and Cones

This is the story of world-changing innovations that turned ice cream from an inconvenient delicacy to America's favorite sweet treat.

June 27, 2021

The Food That Built America Snack Sized

E01 The Classic

E02 Special Delivery

E03 The Chocolate Factory

E04 Breaking Breakfast

E05 Making the Hut

E06 Dog Eat Dog

E07 To the Milky Way and Beyond

E08 Flame Broiled Battle

E09 11 Herbs and Spices

E10 The Golden Arches

E11 A Burger is Born

E12 When Frito Met Lay

E13 Kings of Pop

E14 Sticks and Cones

WWE SmackDown

Come What May

Boundless Love

WWE NXT

The Shadow Team

NCIS: Los Angeles

Wicked Tuna

Na lovu

Survivor South Africa

The Blacklist: Redemption

Legacies

Temptation Island

Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

Circeo

E:60

TNA iMPACT!

Escape to the Country

Saturday Night's Main Event

E01 The Classic

E02 Special Delivery

E03 The Chocolate Factory

E04 Breaking Breakfast

E05 Making the Hut

E06 Dog Eat Dog

E07 To the Milky Way and Beyond

E08 Flame Broiled Battle

E09 11 Herbs and Spices

E10 The Golden Arches

E11 A Burger is Born

E12 When Frito Met Lay

E13 Kings of Pop

E14 Sticks and Cones