The Food That Built America Citrus Soda Legends (Season 5, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Food That Built America

Citrus Soda Legends (Season 5, Episode 11)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

A small-time St. Louis soda maker, Charles Leiper Grigg, takes on Coke and Pepsi by introducing a lemon-lime soda he calls 7-Up; at the same time, two brothers in Tennessee, Ali and Barney Hartman, have their own, called Mountain Dew.

Director

Richard Lopez (series director)

Cinematographer

Milton Kam (director of photography of re-enactments)

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 21, 2024

Release date

Jul 21, 2024 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Matthew Blake Rogers Ally Hartman (credit only) Ally Hartman (credit only) See fewer	Believe (I) (2016)
Spenser Brenner Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Brooke Caison Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Adam Chandler Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	History by the Numbers (2021)
Greg Cohen Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Tristan Donovan Self Self See fewer	The Story of Pokemon (2024)
Rachel Nadeau Johnson Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Ali Khan Self - TV Personality-Food Writer Self - TV Personality-Food Writer See fewer	Abhay (2019)
Romi Kher Self - Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at Baruch College Self - Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at Baruch College See fewer	Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (2025)
Jason Liebig Self Self See fewer	The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
Vallery Lomas Self - Author: Life Is What You Bake It Self - Author: Life Is What You Bake It See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Edward Moon Self - Chef Instructor: The Culinary Institute of New York Self - Chef Instructor: The Culinary Institute of New York See fewer	The Food That Built America Snack Sized (2021)
Nilou Motamed Self Self See fewer	Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (2022)
Bill Oakley Self - Fast Food Expert Self - Fast Food Expert See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela Self - Associate Professor of History: The New School (as Dr. Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela) Self - Associate Professor of History: The New School (as Dr. Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela) See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Westley Prince Barnie Hartman Barnie Hartman See fewer	Your Vote Matters (2024)
Adam Richman Self Self See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Joanna Saltz Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Robert Seixas Self Self See fewer	Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (2023)
James Tai Self - Consultant Self - Consultant See fewer	Beers of Joy (2019)
Kate Taylor Self - Senior Correspondent: Insider Self - Senior Correspondent: Insider See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Gary Vaynerchuk Self Self See fewer	Tron: Ares (2025)
Don Wildman Self - PodcastHost: American History Hit Self - PodcastHost: American History Hit See fewer	Primetime Glick (2001)
Yohuru Williams Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)