It is the world's number one cookie brand... by far. But the cookie that built this empire was... already being sold by Nabisco's competitors.

It's one of the most recognizable brands on the planet! Yet Heinz's meteoric rise is full of surprises. Find out as we pour it on thick in the fast history of Heinz!

When Bill Rosenberg founded Dunkin Donuts in 1950, he set out to serve the freshest and most delicious donuts and coffee the world had ever seen. In the process he revolutionized the game, bringing 52 flavors to a treat that had only ever had four.

What costs around a nickel per stick and can help give you a million-dollar smile? Founded in 1891, Wrigley's is the world's most popular gum. They even have their name on the 2nd oldest major league baseball stadium!

Since its founding in 1965, the brainchild of a nuclear physicist and a would-be-med student, Subway, has grown from a small storefront in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to the biggest chain restaurant on the planet.

Over the last half century, fast food has become a nearly $300 billion dollar staple for Americans on the go. And it was a series of entrepreneurs who created some of the biggest innovations not just in fast food, but in the entire history of food.

Tracing its roots back to the 18th century Sicilian mafia, the American mob muscled its way to a $90 billion dollar a year criminal enterprise and is the subject of some of the most popular books, movies and tv shows in history. But the real story behind the mob's rise (and eventual fall) is even stranger than fiction. They helped create one of New York's most iconic gay bars. Much of the mob's success wouldn't be possible without the Hoover Dam? The mob even once collaborated with the C.I.A.! From Capone to Corleone, this is the fast history of the American mob.

Jack Daniel's, the most popular whiskey in the world, has been making their unique blend since 1866. But the story of how a couple of backwoods bootleggers invented Tennessee whiskey is full of unexpected turns. Like the secrets behind their unique recipe, how they barely survived prohibition, the endorsement that created a national shortage and how Hollywood ran away with the brand's image. Get ready for the smooth, fast history of...Jack Daniel's.

Eberhard Anheuser hires his son-in-law Adolphus Busch and they create Budweiser beer and brew a $30 billion empire; they're part of the reason beer goes hand in hand with baseball; in the 2000s they try to make liquor.

Since its founding in 1962, Walmart has grown from a humble discount store in rural Arkansas to the largest company in the world; with over 11,000 locations, they employ more people than the U.S. armed forces.

A look behind the brand's most iconic campaigns and how taking a crazy chance on a rookie turned Nike into the $33 billion empire it is today.

A romp through history about the secret lives of the world's wealthiest and all the most shocking ways they spend their fortunes, from how much gold King Tut was buried with, to how Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos ended up in a space race.

Dave Thomas opens a hamburger chain, and his innovations, including a simplified menu, the perfect drive-thru system, and the reasoning behind the square hamburger, turn Wendy's into a success, but the company falters when they're victim of a hoax.

By the late 1940s, UFO sightings and reports of downed flying saucers are so rampant, the U.S. government forms a top-secret group to investigate; reports of an alleged alien abduction stoke nationwide fear.

The first amusement park has its roots all the way back in 1133; Catherine the Great is considered the forerunner of modern roller coasters; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 inspires the birth of Coney Island; a merry-go-round inspires Walt Disney.

The story of the world's most iconic soft drink, and how far its creators were willing to go to to stay on top.

The story of a successful pizza chain that came from nothing and the innovations that changed restaurants forever and helped introduce pizza to the nation.

The sweet, and slightly sour, story of how a humble dairy farm turned into one of the world's greatest candy companies.

The unusual story of the best known cereal brand in the world, an accidental discovery at a sanatorium, huge competition, and creative changes that transformed what breakfast is.

The story of a pizza giant that grew from two brothers in Michigan to a national franchise, and the innovations and marketing that turned them so successful.

How the hot dog went an object of suspicion to a national sensation as one man from Coney Island let the dogs out.

The story of the biggest ever burger battle, and an outsider overcame to carve its path to the top.

The story of the world's largest candy company and the family feuds, corporate espionage, and brilliant innovations that mark its history.

How an eccentric sold chicken at a gas station, grew the largest chicken empire in the world, and became an iconic 'colonel'.

The story of a BBQ drive-in that grew to be a phenomenon, one of the most recognizable logos in the world, and the innovations that drove its success and food worldwide.

How two rivals joined forces to create the biggest snack food company in the world, and how their creativity transformed American chips.

The story of how an impatient cook created one of America's ultimate convenience foods and the first ever fast food chain.

How ice cream went from a difficult to make delicacy to an iconic sweet treat.

How a struggling cola company reinvented went head to head against its biggest rival for more than 100 years and grew to be one a world leading food and beverage company.

The dream of a carriage company bigwig brings the world sports cars, giant SUVs, and futuristic hybrid vehicles.

Childhood friends Arthur Davidson and William Harley set out to make their bicycle faster and created an institution that would change the world forever.

How Henry Ford's garage-born car company changes the world of automobiles as we know it and becomes one of the biggest brands in the world.

A small Seattle hangar brings the world into the jet age, progressing from jumbo jets to satellites and military aircraft.