Series synopsis
Food Factory is a Canadian documentary reality television series that premiered on Flavour Network on August 30, 2012. It ended on December 31, 2016.
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.
Premise
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
This series spans 6 seasons with 143 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | August 30, 2012 | November 22, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 26 | April 10, 2013 | June 12, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 26 | January 10, 2014 | March 28, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 20, 2014 | December 13, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 26 | September 5, 2015 | December 12, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 13 | September 24, 2016 | July 15, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Warhol soup Discover 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. |
August 30, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Big Apple Spanikopita; ginger snaps; tartufo; apple juice |
August 30, 2012 |
| 3 |
A Griller Thriller Chewy granola bars; BBQ vegetable medleys; blue cheese; rice cakes |
September 6, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All You Cone Eat Discover how sweet, crispy waffle cones get their ice cream-ready shape; rich, dark chocolate milk is transformed from creamy to dreamy; tangy Doritos nachos go from kernel to crunchy chip; and how the special ingredient in cheesy Indian dessert Kesar Rasmalai could break the bank. |
April 10, 2013 |
| 2 |
Salty and Sweet Discover how gooey glazed donuts get blasted by an icing waterfall, while ice cream bars are given a chocolate bath; why health-conscious Korean astronauts take pickled kimchi into outer space; and the lengths that salt miners will go to to put "white gold" on people's plates. |
April 10, 2013 |
| 3 |
All Bar Naan Discover how modern technology has transformed the way traditional Indian flatbread is baked; crunchy cheesy puffs get a flavour as bright as their neon colour; cream filled cookies get that distinctly Canadian taste and shape; and decadent chocolates are filled with the luck o' the Irish. |
April 17, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Halloween 1 A look at how popular Halloween candy is made. Included: Kerr's Molasses Kisses; and ghoulish bubblegum treats. |
January 11, 2014 |
| 2 |
Halloween 2 A look at how certain Halloween treats are made, including chocolate witches and spooky marshmallow pops. |
January 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
Smell the Coffee From raw materials to finished products, FOOD FACTORY goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made: The tumbling room of a jawbreaker factory sounds like a jet engine; at Tim Hortons' mammoth roasting facility, super-sized grinders tackle thousands of pounds of beans every hour; 30,000 savory empanadas are made from a single batch; and, the history of cocktail sauce is as zesty as its flavour. |
January 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pop Goes the Cake An irresistible combination of caramel, chocolate, and butter pecan, discover the tantalizing secrets of the ice cream you serve like a cake; named after a people who were part of Genghis Khan's famous army, tangy tartar sauce was given a gourmet twist in the 1970s, and is perfected daily; it takes plenty of icing, slabs of cake, and a machine called the 'encruster' to make a single batch of 2,700 bite-size cake pops; and, a special roasting oven and Dead Sea salt give artisanal almonds their signature crunch. |
September 20, 2014 |
| 2 |
Shaken Not Stirred The process of making instant ready-to-blend fruit smoothies is so cool that it takes a river of liquid nitrogen to make it happen; find out how raw organic cocoa beans are turned into luscious salted almond chocolate bars; delicious paneer isn't just the most popular cheese in southeast Asia, it doesn't melt when it's cooked; and, with a killer combination of kick, wasabi horseradish mustard features a spicy family story that only science can explain. |
September 20, 2014 |
| 3 |
Gold Bars Featuring shredded coconut, toasted almonds, and rum, this Caribbean-inspired candy bar takes a trip through a chocolate waterfall; it takes three kilograms of rosemary, six kilograms of roasted garlic, and 100 kilograms of corn meal to produce a single batch of irresistible polenta crisps; sprinkled with walnuts and glazed by hand, every maple-flavoured Danish is a patriotic pastry that's packed with a magical filling; and, laced with butter and parmesan, Alfredo risotto is so popular that more than 25 million boxes of it are produced every year. |
September 27, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Red Red Vine 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. |
September 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
Elbow Grease 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. |
September 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
Sweet as Honey 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 |
September 12, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Backyard BBQ Food Factory fires up the grill for a special Backyard BBQ episode: Cattle BoyZ chipotle maple bacon barbecue sauce packs a signature gourmet kick |
September 24, 2016 |
| 2 |
Thanksgiving Food Factory celebrates Thanksgiving with four holiday favourites: It takes mountains of dough to keep up with demand for Pepperidge Farms' stuffing. |
October 1, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Big Game The Big Game episode of Food Factory serves up the perfect tailgate party menu: chocolate pizza and peanut butter wings; TGI Friday’s Jalapeno Poppers. |
October 8, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Flavour Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 30, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 31, 2016 |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Saturday at 20:00:00 |