The Fast Food Feud That Changed Everything (S2, E12) | The Food That Built America

In the 1970's, Ray Kroc is far ahead of the competition. But when a burger chain claiming to be king poaches his third-highest ranking executive, Don Smith, it's war. See more in Season 2, Episode 12, "A Game of Chicken." For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey,...

43 min - Food & Drink - HISTORY

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