Food Factory - Season 5
1 - Red Red Vine
Air Date: September 5, 2015
This all-American candy company makes 200,000 packages of red licorice every day; this zippy mayonnaise packs the punch of spicy Sriracha; 40,000 Turkish bourekas are produced here every day; and, Laceys feature a chocolate centre sandwiched between two wafer-thin cookies.
2 - Elbow Grease
Air Date: September 5, 2015
1.8 million cherry chews are produced from just one single batch; massive silos of wheat are transformed into ‘elbow’ macaroni pasta; this continental cranberry cheesecake first started as a Christmas experiment; and, meet chakri.
3 - Sweet as Honey
Air Date: September 12, 2015
Meet the worker bees who transform raw honey into liquid gold; this California bakery turns out 50,000 loaves of sprouted wheat bread every day; meet the cookie doctor behind this unique checkerboard creation
4 - Sunny Side Up
Air Date: September 12, 2015
A humble sunflower seed is at the heart of every rainbow-coloured Sunburst candy; this rice vinegar packs a karate kick of flavour; get a tangy taste of Thailand without leaving home.
5 - Noodling Around
Air Date: September 19, 2015
There’s a waterfall of chocolate at this California candy factory; meet the saucy squad behind mountains of cannelloni; find out what it takes to make rice noodles by the truckload
6 - Liquid Gold
Air Date: September 19, 2015
From tree to bottle, follow the amazing story of maple syrup; there’s a ‘tower of power’ behind this delectable Almond Roca® butter toffee popcorn; this British Columbia candy company is giving Turkish Delight a thoroughly modern twist
7 - Cut The Cheese
Air Date: September 26, 2015
It takes 80,000 apples to produce a single batch of fruit leather; discover the secret to making squeaky and addictive cheese curds; inspired by Broadway, Hello Dolly bars are getting a vegan encore
8 - Snack Odyssey
Air Date: September 26, 2015
Visit the amazing chocolate factory behind these exotic truffles; these eco-friendly coffee pods combine guilt-free caffeine with all the convenience; 250,000 gyoza dumplings roll of this assembly line every day
9 - Let Them Eat Caviar!
Air Date: October 3, 2015
A single sturgeon can produce a bowl of sustainable caviar worth $12,000; this shepherd’s pie puts a modern twist on Mom’s classic recipe; this family business rolls out nine million risotto balls every year.
10 - You've Got Kale
Air Date: October 3, 2015
Find out how the cheese met the peanut butter in this legendary sandwich snack; get the scoop on these two-toned frozen fruit bars from Florida; 1.5 million blueberry dumplings are produced in just one shift
11 - Mint Condition
Air Date: October 10, 2015
These melt-in-your-mouth chocolate mints are lovingly finished by hand; in this unique antipasto, the star ingredient goes from field to jar all on the same day
12 - Smooth as Butter
Air Date: October 10, 2015
These peanut butter cups feature an amazing history and a one-of-a-kind butterscotch coating; starting with giant slabs of butter, three million Sara Lee pound cakes are produced every year.
13 - Puffins N' Cream
Air Date: October 17, 2015
This eco-minded breakfast cereal gives back to the iconic birds for which it is named; these artisan chocolatiers turn liquid into luscious raspberry creams.
14 - Butter Up!
Air Date: October 17, 2015
Five million of these iconic throat drops are produced every day; it took dozens of tries to perfect these gluten-free veggie pockets; the recipe for these peanut butter chocolates is top secret.
15 - Easy as ABC
Air Date: November 7, 2015
Visit the historic Michigan home of Alphabits cereal; the secret to this jet-black fettuccine is 3 litres of squid ink per batch; every jar of this zesty garden mix is artfully packed by hand.
16 - Drumroll Please
Air Date: November 7, 2015
Once discontinued, the strawberry cheesecake frozen treat is back by popular demand; find out the secret to these irresistible sea salt caramels.
17 - It's Bittersweet
Air Date: November 14, 2015
10,000 of these fruit goodies are produced every minute; find out what it takes to make 100 million pieces of sushi every year; these small-batch bitters are guaranteed to put an extra kick in your cocktail.
18 - Hurry and Ketchup!
Air Date: November 14, 2015
Find out what makes these flavoured chips distinctly Canadian; Pal-o-Mine candy bars first debuted in 1920 and the winning recipe hasn’t changed since.
19 - Ice Ice BLT
Air Date: November 21, 2015
Hundreds of gourmet BLT sandwiches are on the line as food workers deal with badly burned brioche buns, no-show bacon & tomatoes that are still green on the vine.
20 - Night Shift: The Mother Lode
Air Date: November 21, 2015
A family-run bakery prepares a huge order for a prestigious hotel chain; an unsatisfactory taste test forces the producers of organic, cold-pressed juice to start over.
21 - Baby Cakes
Air Date: November 28, 2015
A toronto team prepares thousand so meals for preschoolers; a bakery bakes carrot cakes for passengers on a New York City brunch cruise.
22 - Night Shift: Hole in One
Air Date: November 28, 2015
Ohio taco artists prepare food for a thousand people; Toronto bakers make a signature desert for a ladies' golf club.
23 - Night Shift: King of Feasts
Air Date: December 5, 2015
A Las Vegas bakery works overnight to finish several wedding cakes; in Ontario, a catering company feeds hundreds of athletes.
24 - Night Shift: Brain Food
Air Date: December 5, 2015
A crew of Cape Cod fishermen struggle to fill a hefy fish order from Harvard University; Ontario farmers scour their fields for fresh ingredients with flashlights.
25 - Night Shift: Plane Sailing
Air Date: December 12, 2015
A Louisiana fishing boat faces mechanical breakdowns; a Toronto catering company struggles to prepare thousands of meals for travelers.
26 - Night Shift: Chew Chew
Air Date: December 12, 2015
Bakers make 440 birthday cakes for a celebration at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs; an overnight crew prepares for 250 gourmet meals.