Food Factory
Upcoming episodes
Nov 14th
400a
My Cup Runeth Over
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: The recipe for these popular peanut butter cups hasn’t changed in nearly a century; five million roasted vegetable soufflés are baked every year; a former conductor has turned his grandma’s almond cookies into a nearly guilt-free snack; and, find out what it takes to make puttanesca pasta sauce by the barrel.
Nov 14th
430a
Chocolate Under Wraps
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Visit the state-of-the-art factory that produces 1.5 billion chocolate truffles a year; meet the guilt-free muffin that’s as satisfying as it is healthy; retro Hot Tamales are still North America’s number one cinnamon flavored candy; and, layers of buttery dough and tangy cheese are the secret to light and flaky gourmet cheese crisps.
Nov 14th
500a
Cuckoo For Coconuts
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Find out how you can produce 500,000 chocolate bars a day; it takes 35,000 cashew nuts to make a single batch of the fudge-like candy called kaju katli; these crumbly melt-in-your-mouth cookies go by more names than a secret agent; and, this refreshing smoothie combines tropical flair with a host of health benefits.
Nov 14th
530a
Pigging Out
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: it takes just 12 hours to make 144,000 pints of this decadent ice cream; curry lovers go nuts for this irresistible blend of coconut and green beans; these champagne and strawberry lollipops will satisfy your adult cravings and the kid in you; and, featuring chocolate, peanut butter, and raspberry jam, these pigs are hunted by the big bad wolf and humans alike.
Nov 15th
400a
Let’s Talk Tofurky
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Tofurky is a tasty meat-free alternative to Thanksgiving turkey; these nutty and nutritious snack bars are guilt-free and packed with energy; the sparkly Shirley Temple is arguably the most famous kiddie cocktail ever; and, these one-bite snacks combine generations of love with almonds, cranberries, and decadent white chocolate
Nov 15th
430a
Just the Flax
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: You’ll find a delectable chunk in nearly every spoonful of red velvet cake ice cream; more than half a million pumpkin spice granola bars are pumped out daily; breakfast becomes a nutty treat with the delectable spread that blends melted chocolate with freshly ground roasted almonds; and, it takes the oil from 24,000 lemons to make 100 batches of lemon burst cookies!
Nov 15th
500a
It's a Pepper Party
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Planters cocktail peanuts are roasted in a giant oven called the ‘Big Daddy’; Betty Lou’s chocolate-covered snack bars contain freeze-dried vegetables; follow the assembly line that turns out 21 million crispy cream-cheese-filled jalapeno peppers every year; and, Old Montreal steak spice contains a secret blend of 20 herbs and spices.
Nov 15th
530a
Ready for this Jelly
From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: A mother-daughter duo has perfected the recipe for gluten-free Nanaimo bars; 250,000 Chunks O’Fruti frozen strawberry fruit bars are produced every day; uncover the history behind savoury Shanghai dumplings and find out why it’s impossible to eat just one; and, these multicoloured retro fruit jellies have attracted a celebrity following.
Nov 15th
1200p
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.
Nov 15th
1230p
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.