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Episodes
- S3 E1 - Submarine WarfareJanuary 31, 202443minHigh school friends see an alternative to fast food with the "submarine" sandwich. But they're soon met with fierce competition from a new submarine joint, started by a physicist who's bent on perfecting the art of the franchise.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E2 - A Cold OneJanuary 31, 202443minIn the late 1800s, German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Captain Frederick Pabst find themselves in a battle for beer dominance. In their fight for one-upmanship, they end up creating the most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E3 - Do or DonutJanuary 31, 202443minWhen a commercial caterer realizes his two bestselling items are doughnuts and coffee, he joins forces with his brother-in-law to create a revolutionary doughnut chain. Soon a rivalry starts with a beloved Southern-based doughnut shop.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E4 - A Dish Best Served... SoftJanuary 31, 202443minWhen his ice cream truck breaks down, Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit. But while he works to mass-produce this new soft serve treat, John and Alex McCullough hit on the same idea and become Carvel's biggest rival.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E5 - The Best Thing Since...January 31, 202443minIn a quest to dominate the growing commercial bread industry, Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of white loaf, unwittingly inspiring a homemaker named Margaret Rudkin to come up with a healthier alternative.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E6 - Cookie FortunesJanuary 31, 202443minHollywood agent Wally Amos transforms his professional life when he starts selling his chocolate chip cookies. Meanwhile, housewife Debbi Fields opens a cookie shop in a mall and beats the odds to become the largest cookie store chain in the nation.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E7 - The Beef Is OnJanuary 31, 202443minWhen Colonel Sanders sells his company to investors in 1964, the new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas. But Thomas, a visionary franchisee and protégé of Sanders himself, soon becomes a bitter rival.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E8 - Pop StarsJanuary 31, 202443minSmall-town farmer Orville Redenbacher has a lifelong dream of creating the perfect popcorn kernel, leading to the first major development of popcorn in thousands of years. Soon, he finds himself in a heated rivalry for supremacy of America's oldest snack.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E9 - Beyond the BurgerJanuary 31, 202443minRestaurateur Glen Bell works to create a burger alternative for the crowded fast food market and goes on to help introduce the taco to America with his namesake restaurant. Meanwhile, two brothers also look to beat the burger with roast beef sandwiches.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E10 - Chain ReactionJanuary 31, 202443minFormer wrestler Rocky Aoki and a perfume salesman become the unlikely fathers of casual dining when they open two very different establishments in New York City: one of America's first Japanese restaurants and a swinging singles bar.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E11 - Let Them Eat Snack CakesJanuary 31, 202443minWhen a New York bakery owner passes away suddenly, his wife Martha Entenmann takes over the company and grows it into a national powerhouse. Soon, a competitor emerges with a revolutionary way to sell snack cakes and an iconic oatmeal crème pie.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
- S3 E12 - Pasta PartyJanuary 31, 202443minWhen the Boiardi brothers open a restaurant to introduce Italian food to America, they create what will eventually become one of the nation’s most iconic brands. But they soon find themselves competing for shelf space with food giant James Kraft.Subscribe for $0.99/month for 3 month(s) and $4.99/month thereafter
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- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Cast
- Kyonne SmithCampbell ScottJonathan RaginsCalvin NobleGeorge SandalakisJason ThompsonBeth HowieRebecca Gomberg
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- discovery plus History Channel
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