The Food That Built America

Season 7

14 episodes · Apr 19, 2026

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  • Pizza Power Play
    S7E1

    Pizza Power Play

    Apr 19, 202642m

    Two pizza juggernauts expand their empires as a hungry new contender turns the fight into a three-way race to become America’s biggest pizza chain.

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  • Cereal Killers
    S7E2

    Cereal Killers

    Apr 26, 202642m

    Rival cereal giants race to invent the next must-have bowl, sparking a sugary arms race of mascots, crunch, candy, and the first ever chocolate cereal.

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  • The Birth of Bubblegum
    S7E3

    The Birth of Bubblegum

    May 3, 202642m

    A struggling candy maker’s botched experiment leads to the world’s first bubble gum, its distinctive color, and a decades-long bubble gum war fueled by colorful mascots, comic strips, baseball cards, and novelty flavors — transforming gum into a pop culture.

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  • Drive-Thru Burger Revolution
    S7E4

    Drive-Thru Burger Revolution

    May 10, 202642m

    Three burger operators race to serve a new generation on wheels, and a primitive intercom and sliding window evolve into the drive-thru — revolutionizing fast food and kicking off an industry arms race.

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  • Chocolate in a Glass
    S7E5

    Chocolate in a Glass

    May 17, 202642m

    A chemist unlocks a chocolate syrup that transforms milk into a magic sensation, a scrappy soda shop owner cracks the code to bottling liquid chocolate for the masses, and a dairy innovator turns wartime surplus into instant cocoa gold.

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  • Clash of the Cookie Giants
    S7E6

    Clash of the Cookie Giants

    May 31, 202643m

    A century ago, the cookie industry didn't exist, until a wave of innovators turn it into a $15 billion powerhouse.

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  • Cheesecake Chronicles
    S7E7

    Cheesecake Chronicles

    Jun 7, 202642m

    A struggling cheesemaker, a New York restauranteur, a small-time baker, and a determined mother-son duo transform a humble cheese pie into a decadent American dessert--turning cheesecake into a grocery staple and the star of a restaurant empire.

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  • Rice to Riches
    S7E8

    Rice to Riches

    Jun 14, 202642m

    A keen-eyed immigrant, a candy mogul, and two pasta-making brothers reinvent rice for America’s kitchens by making it faster, easier, and impossible to resist.

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  • Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food
    S7E9

    Burgers, Burritos, & the Battle for Fast Food

    Jun 21, 202642m

    An upstart chain innovates iconic menu items and fast food staples including a value menu and free refills, while fending off a new competitor to bring Mexican inspired fast food to the masses.

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  • Icons of Ice Cream
    S7E10

    Icons of Ice Cream

    Jun 28, 202641m

    From the first ice cream bar in history, to the invention of classic flavors, a century of bold innovators transforms ice cream from a rare indulgence into a $100 billion American powerhouse.

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  • Spilling the Tea
    S7E11

    Spilling the Tea

    Jul 5, 202642m

    A beverage giant is challenged for dominance by two upstart companies from Brooklyn to revolutionize the beverage market and transform iced tea from a regional drink to a multi-billion-dollar American staple.

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  • Let's Get Crackering
    S7E12

    Let's Get Crackering

    Jul 12, 202642m

    As two baking powerhouses collide, scrappy upstarts and mom-and-pop players help turn crackers into a snack aisle staple.

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  • S7E13

    Cereal Sensations

    Jul 19, 2026

    Cereal pioneers battle for control of America's breakfast table.

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  • S7E14

    Say Yes to the Dressing

    Jul 26, 2026

    Richard Hellmann deli's mayonnaise launches America's condiment revolution.

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