Food Factory
Upcoming episodes
Jan 18th
300a
Pipe Dreams
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: More than half a million squeezable yogurt tubes are produced every day; an Italian grandma ensures every batch of old-school tomato sauce is made with love; a mind-blowing 1,400 fruity chews are cut and wrapped per minute; and, these two entrepreneurs are betting that tofu’s protein-packed cousin tempeh will become number one.
Jan 18th
330a
Easy as Pie
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Rice-A-Roni’s massive assembly line produces six million boxes per week; this speedy Caesar salad kit takes just 30 seconds to prepare; it takes 100,000 Granny Smith apples to make a year’s worth of delectable Whole Foods apple pies; and, nearly 40 million of Glutino’s gluten-free multi-grain English muffins are baked every year.
Jan 18th
400a
Red Hot Delight
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: After a century, Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce still turns up the heat; seven million boxes of Shredded Wheat are produced every year; it takes art, culture, and science to create these coffee-chocolate bars with barista flair; and, from an obligatory nap to a robotic assembly line, this family-operated farm has perfected the art of hard-boiling eggs.
Jan 18th
430a
Red Red Vine
Food Factory has the scoop on red licorice candy, spicy Sriracha mayonnaise, flaky Turkish bourekas, and an irresistible cookie that combines dark chocolate with two wafer-thin cookies.
Jan 18th
500a
Elbow Grease
Food Factory cooks up millions of cherry chews, silos of ‘elbow’ macaroni, an all-season cranberry Christmas cheesecake, and a crispy exotic snack called chakri.
Jan 18th
530a
Sweet as Honey
Food Factory has the inside scoop on honey, sprouted wheat bread, a checkerboard cookie, and irresistible chocolate-covered cherries.
Jan 18th
600a
Puffins N’ Cream
Food Factory reveals the secrets behind an eco-minded breakfast cereal, artisanal raspberry creams, New York style bagel crisps, and sunshine-yellow food colouring.
Jan 18th
630a
Butter Up!
Food Factory reveals the secrets behind these iconic throat drops, gluten-free veggie pockets, melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter chocolates, and old school apple butter.
Jan 18th
700a
Easy as ABC
Food Factory serves up Alphabits cereal, squid ink pasta, zesty garden mix, and gummy peach rings.
Jan 18th
730a
Drumroll Please
Food Factory has the tantalizing story behind this iconic strawberry frozen treat, sea salt caramels, cinnamon bun bars, and confetti Koogletz.