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A struggling cola company reinvents business practices and goes head to head against its rival.

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The story of how an impatient cook created one of America's most iconic foods, leading to the invention of the first-ever fast food chain.

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The story of how two salty rivals ended up creating the biggest snack food company in the world and how their bold innovations forever changed America's taste for chips.

When Frito Met Lay

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The story of how a BBQ drive-in became a worldwide phenomenon, with a logo that is now more recognizable than the holy cross, and the innovations that have driven its success and changed the way the world eats.

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The story of how the hot dog went from one of America's most feared foods to a national sensation; from wieners to whales, one ambitious man in Coney Island built an empire.

Dog Eat Dog

A pizza empire starts two brothers from Michigan, who transform pizza from a little-known dish to a national franchise.

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This is the shocking story of the most iconic cereal brand in the world, starting with an accidental discovery at a sanitarium, through a major rivalry, and countless innovations that changed breakfast forever.

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