Food Factory
Upcoming episodes
Feb 9th
300a
Sweet and Savoury
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Mini Clark Bars are showered by a waterfall of chocolate; 11,000 kilograms of spuds are cooked every hour to make deviled egg potato salad; the dough for puff pastry cheese bites is punctured to prevent them from exploding in your oven; and, potato chip chocolate bars combine two surprising snacks in one delicious treat.
Feb 9th
330a
Fantastic Flavours
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Super-sour Warheads candies contain as much malic acid as allowed by law; find out how veggies are turned into faux meat; every batch of maple bacon chocolate pods starts with two kilograms of crispy bacon; and, in order to make tons of sauerkraut, you’ll need massive tanks that hold 225,000 heads of cabbage.
Feb 9th
400a
In A Pickle
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: You’ll need gallons of brine and up to 50 days to create the perfect pickle; if Fizzies drink tablets get wet too soon the entire factory could foam up; maple cream chocolates combine cocoa beans from Africa with Canadian maple syrup; and, every single bliss ball passes through a heavenly waterfall of chocolate.
Feb 9th
430a
Give It A Whirl
From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: Every jumbo lollipop is hand-twisted to give it its signature shape; Chinese hot and sour soup has been a crowd pleaser for more than 600 years; 13,000 hedgehog chocolates can be poured in an hour; and, seven million scallops are lovingly hand-wrapped in bacon every year.
Feb 9th
500a
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.
Feb 9th
530a
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.
Feb 10th
400a
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.
Feb 10th
430a
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.
Feb 10th
500a
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
Feb 10th
530a
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.