The Food That Built America: Pizza Hut's American Empire (S2, E1)

In the 1950's, two enterprising brothers from Wichita, Kansas aim to build their restaurant, Pizza Hut, into a franchise empire by boldly introducing America to a little-known Italian dish--pizza. See more in Season 2, Episode 1, "Pizza Wars." For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry...

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