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The Food That Built America

It takes bold visionaries risking everything to create some of the most recognizable brands on the planet. The Food That Built America, based on the hit documentary series from The HISTORY® Channel, t... Read more

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Taco Bell

Taco Bell

In the mid-50s, a San Bernardino man named Glen Bell is fixated on McDonald’s. His own burger stand is in shambles, and ... Read more

13 Jul 2022

26mins

Ranked #2

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Pop Stars

Pop Stars

Popcorn may very well be the oldest snack food on the planet, but for much of its modern history it was something to be ... Read more

6 Jul 2022

21mins

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Let Them Eat Snack Cake

Let Them Eat Snack Cake

Nowadays, grocery stores and gas stations are filled with Little Debbie products. In the 1950s, though, snack cakes were... Read more

29 Jun 2022

22mins

Ranked #4

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Cookie Fortunes

Cookie Fortunes

In the mid 1970s, a woman who wants to be more than just a housewife, is tired of living in her husband’s shadow. Armed ... Read more

22 Jun 2022

23mins

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Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

In the mid-60s, a single perfume salesman finds himself struggling to meet women to date. So, he goes to the bar to comp... Read more

15 Jun 2022

36mins

Ranked #6

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A Dish Best Served Soft

A Dish Best Served Soft

In Illinois, a father and son working in the wholesale ice cream mixing business have an idea. Convinced that ice cream ... Read more

8 Jun 2022

21mins

Ranked #7

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Do or Donut

Do or Donut

Post-World War Two, a food entrepreneur sees promise in a new business. In 1948, William Rosenberg notices two of his of... Read more

1 Jun 2022

26mins

Ranked #8

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A Cold One

A Cold One

150 years ago, German immigrants in the Midwest write the history of beer in America. A recently shipwrecked steamboat c... Read more

25 May 2022

29mins

Ranked #9

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Submarine Warfare

Submarine Warfare

Sixty years ago, sandwiches were finger food, not a whole meal, and certainly not sold as fast food. But when three high... Read more

18 May 2022

23mins

Ranked #10

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Once You Pop

Once You Pop

In the 1950s, one of the biggest companies in the world - Procter and Gamble - decides to enter the chip business. A che... Read more

11 May 2022

19mins

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