8.7/108 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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- 8.8/108 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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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#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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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#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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- 8.2/107 votes
#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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- 8.4/107 votes
#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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- 7.4/107 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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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#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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- NaN/100 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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#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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#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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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- NaN/100 votes
#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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- NaN/100 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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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...
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Food Network
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Red Red Vine" is the best rated episode of "Food Factory" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/5/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Elbow Grease".