The Food That Built America

For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This miniseries event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.

Show Info

Network: United States History (2019 - now)
Schedule: Sundays at 22:00 (~ 63 min)
Status: Running
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: DramaFoodHistory

Official site: www.history.com

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Also known as:
  • The Food That Built The World (Australia Australia)
  • Gigantes dos Alimentos (Brazil Brazil)
  • La bouffe qui a forgé l'Amérique (France France)
  • So isst Amerika – Pioniere des Fastfood (Germany Germany)
  • A Comida Que Mudou o Mundo (Portugal Portugal)
  • Gigantes de la comida (Spain Spain)

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