Food Factory


Food Factory is a Canadian television series produced by Cineflix airing in that country on the Food Network, and in the United States on 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. It is co-narrated by Colleen Rusholme and Todd Schick.

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2013)

Season 3 (2013-2014)

Season 4 (2014-15)

EpisodeTitleSegment ASegment BSegment CSegment DOriginal air date
1 Pop Goes the CakeCaramel20 September 2014
2 Staken not Stirred20 September 2014
3 Gold Bars27 September 2014
4 Pasta Straight Up27 September 2014
5 Everyday of Sundae4 October 2014
6 Viva Los Churros4 October 2014
7 Lights, Camera, PopcornBlue Tortilla ChipsCinnamon CrumbettesVegan Chocolate CookiesMicrowave Popcorn11 October 2014
8 Fishing for Spuds11 October 2014
9 Crepe Escape18 October 2014
10 Green with Envy18 October 2014
11 My Cup Runneth Over25 October 2014
12 Cuckoo for CoconutsLindt's Chocolate BarsNanak Foods' Kaju KatliLark Fine Foods' Russian Tea CakesSoyummi Foods' Cogo Chai Smoothie25 October 2014
13 Pigging Out1 November 2014
14 Chocolate Under WrapsLindt's Lindor ChocolatesGarden Lites' Vegetable MuffinsJust Born's Hot TomalesJohn Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks1 November 2014
15 Let's Talk TofurkyTofurkeyCharmed BarShirley Temple SodaBrodman's Almonds and Flakes8 November 2014
16 Just the FlaxRed Velvet Ice CreamPumpkin Spice Granola BarsChocolate Almond ButterLemon Cookies8 November 2014
17 Pepper PartyPeanutsChocolate Vegetable BarsStuffed Cream Cheese JalapenosMontreal Steak Sauce15 November 2014
18 Ready For This JellyChocolate Coconut Nainamo BarsFruit Ice BarsSoup BunsJelly Candies15 November 2014
19 From Argentina With LoveChicken Pad Thai KitMintsChimmichurri SauceFrozen Banana Pops22 November 2014
20 Juiced UpOrange JuicePizza DIY QuitJellybeansCream Puffs22 November 2014
21 Working For PeanutsPeanut ButterEggplant ParmesanPistachiosChocolate bar29 November 2014
22 Miso HungryCandied AlmondsBagelwichSmore Snack MixMiso Soup Paste29 November 2014
23 Brine TimeChocolate ChipsSnack MixPicklesPacket Mushroom Soup6 December 2014
24 Pipe DreamsTomato SauceYoghurt TubesCandy Fruit ChewsTempeh6 December 2014
25 Easy As PieRice a RoniDIY Caesar Salad KitWhole Foods Apple PieGluten Free English Muffins13 December 2014
26 Red Hot DelightFrank's Red HotShredded WheatCoffee ChocolateBoiled Eggs13 December 2014
27 Midnight Munchies11 April 2015
28 Constant Cravings11 April 2015
29 Round the Globe18 April 2015
30 Over the Rainbow18 April 2015
31 Hot Stuff25 April 2015
32 Sugar Rush25 April 2015
33 Sweet as Honey12 September 2015
34 Sunny Side up12 September 2015
35 Noodling Around19 September 2015
36 Liquid Gold19 September 2015
37 Let Them Eat Caviar3 October 2015
38 You've Got Kete3 October 2015
39 Mint Condition10 October 2015
40 Smooth as Butter10 October 2015

Season 5 (2015)

EpisodeTitleSegment ASegment BSegment CSegment DOriginal air date
1 Red Red VineSeptember 5, 2015
2 Elbow GreaseSeptember 5, 2015
3 Cut the CheeseSeptember 26, 2015
4 Snack OdysseySeptember 26, 2015
5 Puffins N' CreamOctober 17, 2015
6 Butter Up!October 17, 2015
7 Easy as ABCNovember 7, 2015
8 Drumroll PleaseNovember 7, 2015
9 It's BittersweetNovember 14, 2015
10 Hurry and Ketchup!November 14, 2015

Season 6 (2016-17)

EpisodeTitleSegment ASegment BSegment CSegment DOriginal air date
1 Backyard BBQSeptember 24, 2016
2 ThanksgivingOctober 1, 2016
3 The Big GameOctober 15, 2016
4 HalloweenOctober 22, 2016
5 LoveNovember 5, 2016
6 Fiesta NightNovember 12, 2016
7 Movie NightNovember 19, 2016
8 BirthdaysNovember 26, 2016
9 WinterDecember 3, 2016
10 Valentine's DayFebruary 4, 2017

''Food Factory USA''

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 TV 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. 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, 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 English units, instead of the metric system measurements used in the original three Food Factory seasons. Those seasons, as seen on Food Network Canada, 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, but the closed captioning still uses Canadian spelling.

''Home Factory''

Also in May 2015, a true 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.