As of July 2026, The Food That Built America Season 5 aired in 2024 with 12 episodes — streaming now on Hoopla. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Food That Built America Season 5

2024 12 Episodes Documentary ⭐ 8/10

Right now you can watch The Food That Built America Season 5 on and — and it earns the access it was given. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 37 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

The Food That Built America Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The access The Food That Built America Season 5 gets is remarkable — and the storytelling does full justice to it. Season 5 of The Food That Built America includes 12 episodes. It aired from February 2024 to July 2024. This season stars Campbell Scott, Adam Richman and Jason Liebig. Campbell Scott and Adam Richman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2024. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — The Food That Built America Season 5 has both. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Anyone after documentary work that genuinely informs rather than confirms will value The Food That Built America Season 5. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Campbell Scott's involvement signals a level of access and cooperation that is hard to secure. The kind of documentary that makes you feel informed rather than manipulated.

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🎬 The Food That Built America Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
All American Marinara
2024-02-25
Imagine a world where marinara sauce isn't part of the American palate. That was true nearly sixty years ago, when food conglomerate Campbells kickstarts what will become an Italian American food staple.
E2
Ice Cream Revolution
2024-03-03
A cab driver turned ice cream entrepreneur comes up with the idea to mix name brand candy into high quality ice cream to create new novel flavors. After opening an ice cream shop to share his mix-in creations, his concept skyrockets.
E3
Soda Rising: Birth of Pop
2024-03-10
In the late 1800s, two pharmacists 1500 miles apart race to create healthy, non-alcoholic beverage options, kickstarting the entire soda industry with their breakout hits: Hires Root Beer and Dr. Pepper.
E4
Sunshine in a Glass
2024-03-17
A scientist and businessman team up to develop a Vitamin C rich war ration for the troops fighting in World War 2, which unexpectedly leads to the development of a frozen concentrated orange juice that tastes great and allows for the widespread distribution of OJ for the first time in history. Soon ...
E5
Let Them Bake Cake
2024-03-24
During the mid-20th century, two unlikely characters find themselves in competition to simplify the lives of homemakers across the country by creating a tasty but easy boxed cake-mix; America's sweetheart and the original foodie go head-to-head.
E6
Penny Candy Craze
2024-03-31
In the early 1900s, an underestimated confectioner creates the first wrapped penny candy--the Tootsie Roll. Meanwhile, an unemployed salesman transforms medicinal hard candy into a fruit flavored, multipack designed purely for fun with Tropical Charms. The two go on to kickstart an entire industry o...
E7
Champions of Breakfast
2024-04-14
Will Kellogg is on top of the cereal industry after beating out post, but now, the king of cereal has met his match with a young flour mill executive; a decades long war for dominance ensues as Kellogg's and General Mills battle it out.
E8
Planet Mars
2024-04-21
After being kicked out of the family business by his father, Forrest Mars scratches and claws his way back to create a multi-sector global empire, Mars Inc. Today that empire is worth over $47 billion dollars and a family dynasty that is the third wealthiest in America, worth nearly $100 billion.
E9
Lunchbox Legends
2024-07-07
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals of every kid's day, but before the 1960s it was just another meal; then, three very different food visionaries take matters into their own hands.
E10
The Colonel
2024-07-14
Kentucky gas station owner, Harland Sanders, develops a new method for making fried chicken, drawing customers from far and wide.
E11
Citrus Soda Stars
2024-07-21
A small-time St. Louis soda maker, Charles Leiper Grigg, takes on Coke and Pepsi by introducing a clear, lemon-lime soda he calls 7-Up. At the same time, two brothers in Tennessee, Ali and Barney Hartman, have their own, called Mountain Dew.
E12
Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story
2024-07-28
In the 1950s, middle-aged salesman Ray Kroc is drowning in debt when he's inspired by a roadside burger stand he wants to spread nationwide, McDonald's; he creates the modern model of franchising and ignites a fast-food gold rush.

🎭 Cast of The Food That Built America Season 5

Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott
Narrator (voice)
Adam Richman
Adam Richman
Self - Tv Host
Jason Liebig
Jason Liebig
Self - Brand Historian

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