The Food That Built America

"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.

I knew the reputation of the History channel and all their strange documentaries so I would never had watched this.

However, my wife chose it so I started watching under protest and expecting that she'll give up after ten minutes because of the bad quality.

Well, she got disinterested quick enough but I got hooked in that same interval!

I watched the full series in one sitting and even my wife got interested again after I caught her up on the famous people and companies.

It was very interesting, well acted and narrated and the reenactments were of such quality that you could have fooled me into believing it was a normal TV series!

Stunned my co-workers with all my "knowledge." Learn how Hershey, Kellogg, Post, McDonalds, and Heinz became household brands.

If you were less than enthused in history class but love pop culture, this is the show that will turn you into a history buff. And it's genuinely fascinating for true history buffs, Americana fans, foodies, and big business fanatics -

The narrator of this very entertaining story is Campbell Scott, he is one if not the best at telling stories, love all the background stories on the major characters, a well deserved 10