Food Factory
Overview
Each episode offers a behind-the-scenes view of production lines in food factories across Canada to find out how some of the most-popular food items are really made. Through the ingredients, techniques and required processes, this documentary series reveals how raw ingredients are turned into everyday eats.
Episodes
1. Warhol soup
7.0Discover how Campbell's spells out the letters for perfect soup; why Razzles need a lot of pressure to become sweet candy gum; how beer becomes fine Canadian whiskey; and why dry ice is crucial to making sweet and sticky brioche.
2. The Big Apple
7.0Spanikopita; ginger snaps; tartufo; apple juice
3. A Griller Thriller
7.0Chewy granola bars; BBQ vegetable medleys; blue cheese; rice cakes
4. Pasta The Ice Cream
7.0Ice cream cones; sodapop; pasta; chewing gum
5. Smoking Salmon
8.5Discover how cool coils are essential to the tastiest cold smoked salmon; how special cups give a new spin to age-old yogurt; how 1000 kg of ravioli are made daily; and how making 3 million pounds of fresh salad can actually be easy.
6. Sweet as Sugar
9.0Refined sugar; apple danishes; eggs; tortillas
7. Crunch Time
8.0Vodka mixers; Italian pizzelle cookies; Buffalo wings; super caramel crunch cake.
8. Whipping It Up
8.5Pureed buttercup soup; aerosol whipped cream; lollipops; crab sticks.
9. A Taste of India
8.0Crunchy chips; fav gulab jumun; almond biscotti; tofu
10. In a Jam
8.0Croissants; rhubarb strawberry jam; cranberry and orange stuffing; tomato sauce.
11. From Toffee to Coffee
6.0Premium toffee; vegan-friendly pesto; high-quality coffee; ice rocket lollipops
12. Pasta the Olives
8.5Discover how stuffed olives get from branch to jar; 12,000 plates of tortellini are made per day; how local ingredients make cranberry pumpkin-seed baguettini; and the exact moment when culture has to be added to make yogurt drinks!
13. Holy Pierogy
8.0Discover just how many cheesecakes 15 tons of cream cheese will make; how to make 500,000 perogies a day; why for ice cream sandwiches, human touch is crucial; and what 1 million jars of marmalade and Formula One racing have in common
14. Flour Power
7.0Discover how 15 metric tonnes of goat cheese get made weekly; why a team of experts make 8000 strawberry shortcakes a week; what magnets have to do with grinding huge amounts of wheat; and how to pickle 15,000 kg of herring a day.
15. Come Fly With me
7.0Discover how 32,000 bagels are made in eight hours; how one company mass produces airplane food always ready for take off; why berries are essential to make Sun Chips(TM); and how organic carrots can make a vegan dessert.
16. Full Steam Ahead
6.0Discover how 15 billion tablets of candy are made; what the secret ingredient is in Pilsener beer; how a modern update of Ancient Egyptian technology allows for the union of blueberries and chocolate; and King Cole's roast duck.
17. Going Crackers
Discover how Freezies stay fresh for 820 days; how moisture levels are achieved to make parmesan cheese; why ripe bananas make banana chocolate chip bars; and how 600,000 loaves of calabrese bread per year are made into crostini!
18. Hot Potato
7.0Discover how the world's best spuds make it to the dinner plate; why gumballs travel through the twilight zone to become perfectly shaped; how far hot chocolate has come since the Aztecs invented it; and the secret barbecue ribs at home.
19. Totally Tropical
7.0Discover how addictive roasted peanuts, creamy mango smoothies, full fat bocconcini cheese, and decadent vegan brownies gets to the masses.
20. Mousse Hunting
7.0Blueberry cream cheese bagels; pot roast; spring water; lemon mousse cakes.
21. Like Momma Makes
9.0Frozen pizza; spreadable butter; organic mushrooms; mini quiche florentine.
22. Hitting The Trail
Discover how 9.7 billion cups of yogurt are made every year; how to make trail mix; why less mixing makes more tasty organic baby cookies; and why timing is everything when making mushroom rice veggie burgers
23. Gone Fishing
9.0Discover what it takes to harvest 600,000 rainbow trout each year; why an oil shower creates roasted cashews; how one apple slicing machine is a life-saver to bakers across the country; and the secrets to producing peameal bacon.
24. This is Toast
8.0Discover how the sandwich staple Wonderbread is made; how nutty pecans are transformed into pralines; how to make a perfectly balanced Morroccan harira vegan soup; and how stainless steel plates ensure the most crystal clear bagged ice!
25. The Cream of the Crop
7.0Discover why free-range cows raised without pesticide produces the tastiest milk; why dried chick peas love a hot steam; how a samosa machine guarantees the tastiest Indian pouches; and how 250,000 creamy mini éclairs get made per day
26. In the Hot House
8.0Discover why a hot house is essential to growing the sweetest tomatoes; how a 130 foot tunnel oven makes perfect muffins; the secret recipe for Breathsavers(TM) candy; and how today's machines can make the best gnocchi in only ten minutes!