The Food That Built the World on SBS Viceland – The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, and those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat, and tears to get to America’s heart through its stomach.
Season One, Episode One: Lines In The Sand
In the wake of the Civil War, a revolution is taking place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry. Before they become brand names, budding innovators push the limits of ingenuity to launch businesses that will revolutionize industry and change the landscape of the nation forever.
Henry Heinz is arrested after the bankruptcy of his failing horseradish company and makes a big bet on America’s appetite for a new tomato-based sauce of his own creation. A wounded Civil War veteran with a morphine addiction named John Pemberton creates a health tonic with the coca leaf and the kola nut, naming it Coca Cola.
Famed physician Dr. John Kellogg runs a sanitarium in Battle Creek Michigan where his little brother Will serves patients a new breakfast health food called granola. And after a brief stay at the sanitarium, ailing patient C.W. Post launches his own cereal company and quickly corners the market.
The Food That Built the World on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand – New Series Premiere / Saturday 24 February at 6.00pm (3 parts)
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