Food Factory is a Canadian television series produced by Cineflix airing in that country on the Food Network, and in the United States on National Geographic, Quest, and FYI. The show features the industrial production lines of major food companies, mostly in Canada, but also in the United States, and occasionally in other countries.[1] It is co-narrated by Colleen Rusholme and Todd Schick.
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| Also known as | Food Factory USA (2014–) |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
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| No. of seasons | 6 |
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| No. of episodes | 128 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | Food Network (Canada) |
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| Release | 30 August 2012 (2012-08-30) –
present |
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Season 3 (2013–2014)
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Segment B |
Segment C |
Segment D |
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| 1 (69) |
Pop Goes the Cake |
Caramel |
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20 September 2014
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| 2 (70) |
Staken not Stirred |
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20 September 2014
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| 3 (71) |
Gold Bars |
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27 September 2014
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| 4 (72) |
Pasta Straight Up |
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27 September 2014
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| 5 (73) |
Everyday of Sundae |
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4 October 2014
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| 6 (74) |
Viva Los Churros |
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4 October 2014
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| 7 (75) |
Lights, Camera, Popcorn |
Blue Tortilla Chips
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Cinnamon Crumbettes
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Vegan Chocolate Cookies
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Microwave Popcorn
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11 October 2014
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| 8 (76) |
Fishing for Spuds |
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11 October 2014
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| 9 (77) |
Crepe Escape |
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18 October 2014
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| 10 (78) |
Green with Envy |
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18 October 2014
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| 11 (79) |
My Cup Runneth Over |
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25 October 2014
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| 12 (80) |
Cuckoo for Coconuts |
Lindt Chocolate Bars |
Nanak Foods' Kaju Katli |
Lark Fine Foods' Russian Tea Cakes |
Soyummi Foods' Cogo Chai Smoothie |
25 October 2014
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| 13 (81) |
Pigging Out |
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1 November 2014
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| 14 (82) |
Chocolate Under Wraps |
Lindt's Lindor Chocolates |
Garden Lites' Vegetable Muffins |
Just Born Hot Tamales |
John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks |
1 November 2014
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| 15 (83) |
Let's Talk Tofurky |
Tofurkey
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Charmed Bar
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Shirley Temple Soda
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Brodman's Almonds and Flakes
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8 November 2014
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| 16 (84) |
Just the Flax |
Red Velvet Ice Cream
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Pumpkin Spice Granola Bars
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Chocolate Almond Butter
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Lemon Cookies
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8 November 2014
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| 17 (85) |
Pepper Party |
Peanuts
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Chocolate Vegetable Bars |
Stuffed Cream Cheese Jalapeños
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Montreal Steak Sauce
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15 November 2014
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| 18 (86) |
Ready For This Jelly |
Chocolate Coconut Nainamo Bars
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Fruit Ice Bars
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Soup Buns
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Jelly Candies
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15 November 2014
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| 19 (87) |
From Argentina With Love |
Chicken Pad Thai Kit
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Mints
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Chimmichurri Sauce
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Frozen Banana Pops
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22 November 2014
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| 20 (88) |
Juiced Up |
Orange Juice
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Pizza DIY Quit
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Jellybeans
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Cream Puffs
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22 November 2014
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| 21 (89) |
Working For Peanuts |
Peanut Butter
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Eggplant Parmesan
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Pistachios
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Chocolate bar
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29 November 2014
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| 22 (90) |
Miso Hungry |
Candied Almonds
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Bagelwich
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Smore Snack Mix
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Miso Soup Paste
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29 November 2014
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| 23 (91) |
Brine Time |
Chocolate Chips
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Snack Mix
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Pickles
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Packet Mushroom Soup
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6 December 2014
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| 24 (92) |
Pipe Dreams |
Tomato Sauce |
Yoghurt Tubes
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Candy Fruit Chews
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Tempeh
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6 December 2014
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| 25 (93) |
Easy As Pie |
Rice a Roni
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DIY Caesar Salad Kit
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Whole Foods Apple Pie
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Gluten Free English Muffins
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13 December 2014
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| 26 (94) |
Red Hot Delight |
Frank's Red Hot
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Shredded Wheat
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Coffee Chocolate
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Boiled Eggs
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13 December 2014
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| 27 (95) |
Midnight Munchies |
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11 April 2015
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| 28 (96) |
Constant Cravings |
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11 April 2015
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| 29 (97) |
Round the Globe |
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18 April 2015
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| 30 (98) |
Over the Rainbow |
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18 April 2015
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| 31 (99) |
Hot Stuff |
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25 April 2015
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| 32 (100) |
Sugar Rush |
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25 April 2015
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| 33 (101) |
Sweet as Honey |
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12 September 2015
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| 34 (102) |
Sunny Side up |
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12 September 2015
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| 35 (103) |
Noodling Around |
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19 September 2015
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| 36 (104) |
Liquid Gold |
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19 September 2015
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| 37 (105) |
Let Them Eat Caviar |
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3 October 2015
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| 38 (106) |
You've Got Kale |
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3 October 2015
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| 39 (107) |
Mint Condition |
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10 October 2015
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| 40 (108) |
Smooth as Butter |
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10 October 2015
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Title |
Segment A |
Segment B |
Segment C |
Segment D |
Original air date
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| 1 (109) |
Red Red Vine |
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September 5, 2015
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| 2 (110) |
Elbow Grease |
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September 5, 2015
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| 3 (111) |
Cut the Cheese |
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September 26, 2015
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| 4 (112) |
Snack Odyssey |
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September 26, 2015
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| 5 (113) |
Puffins N' Cream |
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October 17, 2015
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| 6 (114) |
Butter Up! |
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October 17, 2015
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| 7 (115) |
Easy as ABC |
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November 7, 2015
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| 8 (116) |
Drumroll Please |
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November 7, 2015
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| 9 (117) |
It's Bittersweet |
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November 14, 2015
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| 10 (118) |
Hurry and Ketchup! |
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November 14, 2015
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Segment A |
Segment B |
Segment C |
Segment D |
Original air date
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| 1 (119) |
Backyard BBQ |
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September 24, 2016
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| 2 (120) |
Thanksgiving |
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October 1, 2016
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| 3 (121) |
The Big Game |
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October 15, 2016
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| 4 (122) |
Halloween |
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October 22, 2016
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| 5 (123) |
Love |
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November 5, 2016
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| 6 (124) |
Fiesta Night |
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November 12, 2016
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| 7 (125) |
Movie Night |
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November 19, 2016
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| 8 (126) |
Birthdays |
Birthday Cake Ice Cream |
Edible Waffle Bowls |
Cotton Candy |
Chocolate Pinata |
November 26, 2016
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| 9 (127) |
Winter |
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December 3, 2016
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| 10 (128) |
Valentine's Day |
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February 4, 2017[2]
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Between the original program's third and fourth seasons, the first season of Food Factory USA was produced for FYI and featured only U.S. factories. The style of the show, including the theme music, text graphics, and two narrators, is identical to the original three seasons of Food Factory. However, the format is somewhat different, catering to the demands of American programmers by eliminating one of the four segments to make room for more commercials, and putting those commercials in the middle of each of the three remaining segments instead of between them. In addition, each break is preceded by a trivia question related to the segment, whose answer is given following the break (similar to other series such as Pawn Stars). In the spring of 2015, a second season began airing on May 23, two at a time each week as with season four of Food Factory. The only noticeable difference is the use of graphical text in various colors (consistent within each episode), instead of the silvery grey used in all four previous seasons of the two series.
In the FYI telecasts, Food Factory USA also uses only US customary units, instead of the metric system measurements used in the original three Food Factory seasons. Those seasons, as seen on Food Network Canada (as well in the United States as FYI and its predecessor, Bio), used metric measurements in the narration, with the FYI broadcasts also including metric with English conversions in the graphics. As aired in the U.S., the fourth season of Food Factory has no metric units of any kind (narration, graphics, or captions), but the closed captioning still uses Canadian spelling.
Also in May 2015, a spinoff began airing in the U.S. on FYI. Home Factory is nearly identical to the original series, except that its products are non-food items found in and around the home, ranging from towels and brooms to rubber ducks and lawn flamingos.