Food Factory
Upcoming episodes
Mar 13th
400a
Berry Berry Tasty
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Raspberry jellies leap through a shower of candy seeds to receive their finishing touch; every piece of crab Rangoon is hand-wrapped and fried to perfection; the key ingredient in cranberry pecan oat clusters is love; and, it takes tons of pressure to transform sugar-free powder into tiny yet powerful mints.
Mar 13th
430a
Fries With A Twist
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: On their 90-minute trip to becoming curly fries, truckloads of potatoes enjoy a steam bath and a ride through a top-secret cutter; it takes 200,000 kilograms of cream cheese to frost half a million red velvet cakes a year; 50,000 vegetable pot pies are assembled and baked daily; and, Mitchell Sweets are marshmallow squares covered in fresh gooey caramel.
Mar 13th
500a
Plenty Of Fish
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Fish fingers are showered with batter and breadcrumbs, and fried to golden brown in just 20 seconds; corn meal is puffed to perfection and then covered with caramel; on their way to becoming crinkle cut sweet potato fries, crate loads of sweet potatoes are showered, peeled, diced, and dried; and, chunks of cookie dough batter hit the deep freeze before being smothered in milk chocolate.
Mar 13th
530a
The Perfect Burger
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Over 3,000,000 hamburger patties are produced every single day; ribbon candy is sent through a crimper to get its signature shape; Mexican chocolate discs are based on a tradition that dates back thousands of years; and, it takes a secret sauce and loads of cheese to keep the enchilada assembly line moving.
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.