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The Food That Built America | War, Innovation & Fast Food (S2, E3) | Full Episode

2025-07-11 Entertainment
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As the Great Depression hits, the titans of food push the envelope of innovation to feed a hungry nation. See more in Season 2, Episode 3, "The Spoils of War." Watch all new episodes of The Food That Built America and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. #TheFoodThatBuiltAmerica Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Watch more The Food That Built America on YouTube in this playlist: http://histv.co/TheFoodThatBuiltAmerica Check out exclusive HISTORY content: History Newsletter - https://histv.co/newsletter Website - https://histv.co/History Facebook - https://histv.co/Facebook Twitter - https://histv.co/Twitter 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. HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming.

Top Comments (10)

@Peacenintegrity342 2025-07-11

Milton Hershey was ahead of his time, he had the vision and persistence to become a household name.

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@jamesvalenti9288 2025-08-31

Milton Hershey had guts...truly a man of the people. It's a shame very few companies are like that anymore.

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@ASUFAN- 2025-08-10

Ray Croc looks like bargain brand John Cena

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@leslielajaeee7652 2025-07-29

This company was built by someone who cared abt people… even currently the school helps so many people

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@Rianski10 2025-08-31

Those "M&M's" look suspiciously like Skittles 😅

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@maximusaviationchannel 2026-01-06

History Channel leaves out a lot of the good parts. - After a quarrel with his father, Mars was removed from the company. He took a $50,000 buyout from his father, including foreign rights to Milky Way, and moved to England where he created the Mars bar and Maltesers while estranged from his father in 1933

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@oldmilk3269 2026-01-03

KFC in the 80s and 90s was way better than what we have now…

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@Joe-h9n2c 2025-12-12

Colonel Sanders shooting his competition is so American I love it

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@brianperez7695 2025-12-19

13:39 lol for a sec I thought that was chapelle in a blue tracksuit reaching for some fried chicken and then it reminded me of the skit when the stewardess on a flight asks if he wants the fish or chicken and his inner conscience says something like “you know you want that chicken”(although with a bit more colorful language )

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@michaelaviloria8299 2026-01-13

I love how dramatic these are,, amazing,, watching this while eating hershey kisses 😂 dang, mr hershey was the real willy wonka,, you can see the traits of these people that made their brand last long for decades

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