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.

A Louisiana fishing boat faces mechanical breakdowns; a Toronto catering company struggles to prepare thousands of meals for travelers.

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.

A Las Vegas bakery works overnight to finish several wedding cakes; in Ontario, a catering company feeds hundreds of athletes.

Ohio taco artists prepare food for a thousand people; Toronto bakers make a signature desert for a ladies' golf club.

A toronto team prepares thousand so meals for preschoolers; a bakery bakes carrot cakes for passengers on a New York City brunch cruise.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Once discontinued, the strawberry cheesecake frozen treat is back by popular demand; find out the secret to these irresistible sea salt caramels.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

"Food Factory turns up the heat with a legendary hot sauce, a century-old cereal,

A Florida factory that produces orange juice; a family-run business that turns out 2.5 million balls of pizza dough; bite-size cream puffs rolling off a California assembly line; and the makers of flavorful chewy candies.

Food Factory fires up the grill for a special Backyard BBQ episode: Cattle BoyZ chipotle maple bacon barbecue sauce packs a signature gourmet kick

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.

Chewy granola bars; BBQ vegetable medleys; blue cheese; rice cakes

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

Food Factory celebrates Thanksgiving with four holiday favourites: It takes mountains of dough to keep up with demand for Pepperidge Farms' stuffing.

Discover 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.

Discover how decadent peanut butter chocolate bonbons from Waggoner are made to resemble the lucky buckeye nut; the noodles in slurp-worthy instant Japanese ramen soup get their signature curly shape; Amazing Dad's barbecue sauce gets it's much buzzed-about sweet and tangy flavour; and a rich, coconut-infused marshmallow chocolate cup gets its sinfully fluffy centre.

Discover how the makers of madras sambar, an ancient Indian vegetable stew, manage to fit an entire aromatic meal into a small can; the surprisingly sumptuous combo of lemony chocolate and cottage cheese is molded into Moo Moo bars, a modern update of a frozen Russian treat; CheeChas, a crunchy Mexican-inspired chip is puffed up from pasta; and classic sugary American gumdrops get their chewy texture.

Ice cream cones; sodapop; pasta; chewing gum

Pureed buttercup soup; aerosol whipped cream; lollipops; crab sticks.

Crunchy chips; fav gulab jumun; almond biscotti; tofu

Premium toffee; vegan-friendly pesto; high-quality coffee; ice rocket lollipops

Discover 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!

Discover 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.

Discover how old world flavour is lovingly baked into rustic and crusty Baltic dark rye bread; sweet and chewy Duo cookies cater to the tastes of chocolate and vanilla lovers alike; tangy Japanese ginger carrot dressing complements Western as well as Asian dishes; and fluffy, crunchy, chocolaty Rocky Road bars are carefully built on a sumptuous bed of creamy marshmallow.

Chocolate-cherry cordials; mulled apple cider; four-bean medley; and turtle cheesecake.

Discover how only a few simple ingredients produce the complex flavour of crumbly, buttery Scottish shortbread; moist cake and creamy mousse are rolled into Yule logs, a decadent holiday dessert; a secret ingredient is the crunch in a sweet and minty chocolate bark; and the iconic hook of a candy cane is the finishing touch on a classic stocking stuffer.

Spanikopita; ginger snaps; tartufo; apple juice

Discover 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.

The Halloween episode of Food Factory goes trick-or-treating for candy corn at Jelly Belly; sucks on creepy lollipops come in barf, blood, and booger flavours.

Refined sugar; apple danishes; eggs; tortillas

Discover 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.

Discover 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.

Discover how addictive roasted peanuts, creamy mango smoothies, full fat bocconcini cheese, and decadent vegan brownies gets to the masses.

Discover 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

Discover how sweet and sugary Mike and Ike candies get their chewy centres and shiny shells; rich and cheesy shredded mozzarella is made just right for nacho night; cool and refreshing Arizona iced green tea gets the same smooth, healthy taste in every can; and how banana-flavoured Turkish Taffy comes out crunchy yet soft and stretchy at the same time.

Discover how many spices go into richly aromatic tikka masala, and why it's Britain's favourite meal; sweet and sour gummy worms get their mouth-puckering flavour; crunchy golden tortillas stay intact until they're stuffed full of Mexican treats on taco night; and seasonal Easter crème eggs get that yummy and yolky egg-like filling.

Discover 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!

Vodka mixers; Italian pizzelle cookies; Buffalo wings; super caramel crunch cake.