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The Best Episodes of Food Factory Season 5

Every episode of Food Factory Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Food Factory Season 5!

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.

Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Food Network

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Food Factory" season 5 is "Red Red Vine", rated 8.4/10 from 7 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Red Red Vine" aired on 9/5/2015 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Elbow Grease".

  • Red Red Vine
    8.4/10 7 votes

    #1 - Red Red Vine

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2015

    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.

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  • Elbow Grease
    8.6/10 7 votes

    #2 - Elbow Grease

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/2015

    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.

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  • Sweet as Honey
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    #3 - Sweet as Honey

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2015

    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

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  • Sunny Side Up
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    #4 - Sunny Side Up

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/12/2015

    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.

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  • Noodling Around
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    #5 - Noodling Around

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/2015

    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

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  • Liquid Gold
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    #6 - Liquid Gold

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/2015

    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

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  • Cut The Cheese
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    #7 - Cut The Cheese

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2015

    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

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  • Snack Odyssey
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    #8 - Snack Odyssey

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2015

    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

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  • Let Them Eat Caviar!
    7.4/10 7 votes

    #9 - Let Them Eat Caviar!

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/2015

    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.

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  • You've Got Kale
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    #10 - You've Got Kale

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/3/2015

    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

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  • Mint Condition
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    #11 - Mint Condition

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/10/2015

    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

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  • Smooth as Butter
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    #12 - Smooth as Butter

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/2015

    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.

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  • Puffins N' Cream
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #13 - Puffins N' Cream

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/17/2015

    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.

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  • Butter Up!
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #14 - Butter Up!

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 10/17/2015

    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.

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  • Easy as ABC
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    #15 - Easy as ABC

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 11/7/2015

    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.

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  • Drumroll Please
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    #16 - Drumroll Please

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 11/7/2015

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

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  • It's Bittersweet
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    #17 - It's Bittersweet

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 11/14/2015

    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.

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  • Hurry and Ketchup!
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #18 - Hurry and Ketchup!

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 11/14/2015

    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.

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  • Ice Ice BLT
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #19 - Ice Ice BLT

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 11/21/2015

    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.

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  • Night Shift: The Mother Lode
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #20 - Night Shift: The Mother Lode

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 11/21/2015

    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.

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  • Baby Cakes
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Baby Cakes

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 11/28/2015

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

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  • Night Shift: Hole in One
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    #22 - Night Shift: Hole in One

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 11/28/2015

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

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  • Night Shift: King of Feasts
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    #23 - Night Shift: King of Feasts

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 12/5/2015

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

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  • Night Shift: Brain Food
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    #24 - Night Shift: Brain Food

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 12/5/2015

    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.

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  • Night Shift: Plane Sailing
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - Night Shift: Plane Sailing

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 12/12/2015

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

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