The Food That Built America

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The Food That Built America (2019)
The Food That Built America: Season 2
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Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.

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    Just right. Adding dramatisation to the storytelling of great American food brands... really works. The Food that Built America may not be one of the best documentaries ever made - but it is certainly is one of the more entertaining.

    Suitability Schneider, Grim and Withe deliver a "fast food" approach to the documentary format - you keep wanting to come back for more. It's interesting, easy viewing and entertaining.

    Adding to merit; it is, arguably, appealing to those who normally avoid documentaries and so manages to spread knowledge to a broader audience.

    Well done.
    "The Food That Built America" tells the astonishing stories behind the foods and food services we enjoy and take for granted today. Each episode plays out dramatic and engaging tales involving historical events, breakthroughs in manufacturing technology, packaging and distribution challenges, wavering public opinions, ruthless corporate battles, marketing genius, and boom or bust luck. Most impressive is the courage, perseverance, and ingenuity of the individual Americans behind so many of the iconic products and companies that are still around. I find myself saying, "Wow!" multiple times every episode. This is a truly great series, and I'm so glad I came across it on my library's free streaming service.
    Stunned my co-workers with all my "knowledge." Learn how Hershey, Kellogg, Post, McDonalds, and Heinz became household brands.
    "The Food that Built America" is another in the series about how American was "built". Previous series include "The Men Who Built America" (2012), "How Booze Built America" (2017), and "The Men Who Built America: The Frontiersmen" (2018). Each one is exceptional as is this one.
    I started watching it when I got covid in mid June 2021 and immediately like it. It talks about all of the foods that Americans grew up with from Hersheys, KFC, Lays. Among many many others. It gives people a good insight about the foods they grew up eating as a kid. It's in a great format that keeps the viewer interested to learn about the investors of the foods and why the food was made and the time period and the conflict between the rival of the company. It makes you feel that you're in the time period that there mentioning. Great job history channel keep of the good work can't wait to see new episodes.

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      Referring to the McDonald's franchise system, it's said they pay a percentage of the earnings as a fee. That is incorrect. They pay a percentage of the sales. Earnings are net profit after all expenses are deducted from sales.

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