The Food That Built America Cookie Wars (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Food That Built America

Cookie Wars (Season 2, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

A business partnership gone wrong leads Adolphus Green to create one of the most iconic cookie and cracker companies in history, and it revolutionizes packaging.

Head writer

Brian Burstein

Director

Elle Schneider

Cinematographer

Elle Schneider

Editors

Harry Courniotes | John Kilgour | Jon Sauer (edited by)

Casting Director

Henry Jaderlund

Production Designer

Deana Sidney

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 21, 2021

Release date

Mar 21, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Jessica Harris Self - Culinary Historian Self - Culinary Historian See fewer	Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2017)
Yohuru Williams Self - Professor of History: University of Saint Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) Self - Professor of History: University of Saint Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)
Libby O'Connell Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian See fewer	A Question of Life or Meth (2006)
Adam Richman Self - Author-TV Host Self - Author-TV Host See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Stella Parks Self - Author: Bravetart Iconic American Desserts Self - Author: Bravetart Iconic American Desserts See fewer	Rewrapped (2014)
Rashed Hasan Self - Executive-in-Residence: George Mason University School of Business Self - Executive-in-Residence: George Mason University School of Business See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Adam Chandler Self - Author: Drive-Thru Dreams Self - Author: Drive-Thru Dreams See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Alexander Smalls Self - Chef-Restaurateur-Author Self - Chef-Restaurateur-Author See fewer	Luke Cage (2016)
Vallery Lomas Self - Author: Life is What You Bake It Self - Author: Life is What You Bake It See fewer	The Great Holiday Baking Show (2015)
Joanna Saltz Self - Editorial Director: Delish Self - Editorial Director: Delish See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
John Keabler Adolphus Green Adolphus Green See fewer	Madam Secretary (2014)
Andrew Blair Joseph Loose Joseph Loose See fewer	Easy Street (2012)
Josiah Schneider Jacob Loose Jacob Loose See fewer	Malicious Mind Games (2022)
Woodrow Proctor Frank Peters Frank Peters See fewer	FBI (2018)
Bryan Austermann Nabisco Executive 1 Nabisco Executive 1 See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Arthur Beutel Rival Baker Rival Baker See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Alex Biestek Loose Brother's Worker (as Alexander Biestek) Loose Brother's Worker (as Alexander Biestek) See fewer	Room 7 (2018)
Max Lindmaa Nabisco Executive 2 Nabisco Executive 2 See fewer	A Happy Rat in a Hat (2022)
William Manning Nabisco Executive 3 Nabisco Executive 3 See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Michael Randazzese Nabisco Executive 4 Nabisco Executive 4 See fewer	Countermove
Timothy Regan Loose Brother's Worker Loose Brother's Worker See fewer	A Wilderness of Error (2020)
Brandon Walters Richard Gair Richard Gair See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)