The Food That Built America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This miniseries event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.

Series details

• Title: The Food That Built America
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Food, History
• Premiere date: 2019-08-11
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 43126
• IMDb ID: tt10098248
• TVDB ID: 367084

Cast and credited roles

• Campbell Scott — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-08-11; final listed air date 2019-08-13; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-02-09; final listed air date 2021-06-27; episode order: 16.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-02-27; final listed air date 2022-05-15; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2023-02-19; final listed air date 2023-07-23; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-02-25; final listed air date 2024-07-28; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 2025-02-23; final listed air date 2025-05-04; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 2026-04-19; final listed air date 2026-07-26; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Food That Built America on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.