The Food That Built America

The Food That Built America Clash of the Coffee

Two icons compete for America's coffee drinkers and forever change a worldwide, multi-billion-dollar industry.

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The Food That Built America Where There's Smoke

A century ago, most backyard grilling essentials were not yet invented; Henry Ford, a tinkerer named Kingsford, and a passionate butcher created recognizable summer brands and changed the face of American backyards.

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The Food That Built America Baking Chocolate Chip History

A teacher turns restaurateur invents America's popular cookie which leads to a battle of food giants, and one of the packaged cookies.

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The Food That Built America Clash of the Coffee

Two icons compete for America's coffee drinkers and forever change a worldwide, multi-billion-dollar industry.

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The Food That Built America Where There's Smoke

A century ago, most backyard grilling essentials were not yet invented; Henry Ford, a tinkerer named Kingsford, and a passionate butcher created recognizable summer brands and changed the face of American backyards.

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The Food That Built America Baking Chocolate Chip History

A teacher turns restaurateur invents America's popular cookie which leads to a battle of food giants, and one of the packaged cookies.

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The Food That Built America Supermarket Sweep

At the turn of the 20th century, Bernard Kroger and another upstart grocer come up with genius innovations that help invent the modern supermarket.

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The Food That Built America Bring Home the Bacon

A young upstart named Oscar® Mayer creates one of the most iconic meat brands on the planet; pioneer Jay Hormel invents a meat product sold the world over, which becomes part of a $20 billion food empire.

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The Food That Built America Empire of Convenience

The first convenience store is born; with innovations like late hours, to-go coffee and America's beloved slushy drink, it rises into a chain with more locations than any other store or restaurant in the world.

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