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: To Be Determined
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: DramaFoodHistory
Episodes ordered: 14 episodes

Official site: www.history.com

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Previous Episode

Say Yes to the Dressing

Episode 7x14; Jul 26, 2026

When German immigrant Richard Hellmann bottles his deli's mayonnaise, he launches America's condiment revolution. But the real battle begins when a struggling restaurateur invents Italian dressing to save his Kansas City eatery, going head-to-head wi

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
7x14: Say Yes to the DressingJul 26, 2026
7x13: Cereal SensationsJul 19, 2026
7x12: Let's Get Cracker-ingJul 12, 2026
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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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