Food Factory
Upcoming episodes
Mar 14th
400a
A Taste Of Japan
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Every 4,000-litre batch of micro-brewed root beer contains shovelfuls of spices and birch bark; sinfully delicious mini chocolate cakes, Lil’ Devils are hand-dipped in dark chocolate; it takes up to six months to make tamari soy sauce; and, kosher matzo bread must be completed in 18 minutes or the entire batch is scrapped
Mar 14th
430a
What A Hunk
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: 50 million Big Hunks of peanutty nougat are produced every year; potato pellets become Smart Fries in just two minutes flat; one million gummy bears are produced every hour; and, apple chips feature one single ingredient and deliver the crispy satisfaction of potato chips without all the calories.
Mar 14th
500a
Rock Around The Choc
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: One million kilograms of ChocoRocks are produced every year; pretzel nuggets get their crunch in a 15-metre oven; the secret to perfect French fried onions is a multi-step battering process; and, Italian Brio soda gets its signature zing from a citrus fruit called chinotto.
Mar 14th
530a
Pot Stuff
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Tabasco sauce is fermented in oak barrels for up to three years; uncover the secret to making irresistible Italian lemon ice; tumble dried for hours, nearly a million kilograms of peanuts hit the major leagues every year; and, double-chocolate mousse starts with two kinds of chocolate and lots of whipped cream.
Mar 14th
1200p
It’s Bittersweet
Food Factory has the goods on fruit goodies, California rolls, cocktail bitters, and a chocolaty corn snack that’s nearly guilt free.
Mar 14th
1230p
Hurry and Ketchup!
Food Factory serves up ketchup-flavoured potato chips; Pal-o-Mine candy bars; Szechuan sauce, and, Candy Raisins.
Mar 14th
100p
Ice Ice BLT
At the Sacramento State Fair, multiple crews work their buns off to save a chef’s bacon. Meanwhile, things heat up as artisan sculptors wield their pickaxes to create a show-stopping ice bar.
Mar 14th
130p
The Mother Lode
A Toronto bakery prepares a mammoth order for one of the world’s most prestigious hotels. Meanwhile, the overnight juicing team scrambles as a costly mistake puts them behind schedule.
Mar 14th
200p
Baby Cakes
An over-spiced kettle of soup has a Toronto culinary team heading back to the cutting board with just two hours to spare. Meanwhile, the crew at a New York bakery finds itself short on ingredients and at risk of missing the boat.
Mar 14th
230p
Hole in One
A squad of Ohio taco artists is determined to win an annual food truck competition. Meanwhile, a Toronto team struggles to create an exotic custom dessert for a prestigious client.