An examination the soft-drink industry includes its origins in mineral waters peddled by small-town pharmacists, crafty marketing strategies used to sell it, and modern, state-of-the-art factories that produce an enormous volume of it.
A history of canned foods in America traces its beginnings in Europe and its popularity during the Gold Rush and the Civil War. Also: technological innovations such as the can opener.
Exploring the history of cookies, beginning as hardened biscuits in 13th-century Middle East and becoming what they are today with the invention of chocolate chip cookies in 1930s America.
A history of beer in the U.S. begins with the arrival of the Mayflower. Included: the contributions of German immigrants; Prohibition; innovations in refrigeration, pasteurization, and transportation; and the arrival of the aluminum can.
Exploring the history of breakfast cereal beginning with a Presbyterian minister's effort to turn his countrymen to a bran-heavy diet and becoming the $9 billion industry that it is today.