How Your Favorite Foods Are Made 35 Videos
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the production of popular snacks.
14 Fascinating Food Factory Facts 15 Photos
Impress your friends and random strangers with awesome food-production trivia.
Tour the Set 9 Photos
Stepping on the Unwrapped 2.0 set is very much like being a kid in a candy store.
Episodes
See Episode GuideSweet Sensations
Host Alfonso Ribeiro gets a sweet sensation from treats like the iconic Sugar Daddy, colorful Warheads Chewy Cubes, and the luscious Milk Chocolate with Caramel Squares from Ghirardelli. Then, see how fun it is to watch Mrs. Freshley's Peanut Butter Swiss Rolls get their signature swirl.
Freaky Flavors
Alfonso Ribeiro highlights snacks with some freaky flavors! From Upton's Naturals Bacon Seitan to the Smoked Nib Brittle from Olive and Sinclair, to Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers, these curious treats are good eats. Then, spin the Jelly Belly BeanBoozled wheel for a serious flavor surprise.
Pop Stars
Host Alfonso Ribeiro explores some treats with serious pop. He'll pop the top of a Snapple Kiwi Strawberry beverage, pop a bubble with the classic Big League Chew shredded bubblegum, and get the inside scoop at Pez, one of pop culture's favorite little candies. Finally, see how Popchips get their crunch on without a deep fryer in sight.
Little Bits
Host Alfonso Ribeiro explores little treats with big flavor like the colorful Carousel gumballs at Ford Gum, Ghirardelli Chocolate's decadent semi-sweet Baking Chips and the tasty Duchess Gem Donuts from Carolina Foods. He'll also visit Sugar Bowl Bakery whose Petite Palmiers are made with hundreds of layers of delicate pastry dough.
Farm Fresh
Alfonso Ribeiro is showcasing foods with farm-fresh ingredients. Go hog wild over Benton's Bacon, see the Georgian pecans going into Carolina Foods' Duchess Pecan Pies and the North Carolina potatoes in the Trinity Frozen Foods Southern Sweet Potato Fries. Finally, Mott's Snack & Go Strawberry Applesauce Pouch is a treat to see made.
Quick Fix
Alfonso Ribeiro comes to the rescue with quick fixes. P.F. Chang's Home Menu Beef and Broccoli frozen entree makes weeknight meals easy and Chocolate Chip Quaker Chewy Bars are a great snack for kids and adults both. Decadent Hostess Chocolate Cupcakes, with their signature swirl, are perfect for a chocolate fix, while Keurig has made Green Mountain Coffee pods the ultimate coffee quickie.
Simple Goodness
Alfonso Ribeiro is covering all things easy from snacks that evoke childhood memories like iconic Hostess Twinkies and the colorful Jel Sert Otter Pops to easy dinner solutions like Bertolli's Chicken Parmigiana and Penne. He's also getting a closer look at how the minimal ingredients in Manischewitz Matzo are kept kosher.
Family Recipes
Some secret family recipes are just meant to be shared, like the secret behind Graeter's rich and creamy ice cream. Unwrapped 2.0 gets the lowdown on how Mrs. T's Pierogies turned a classic Polish dish into the American dream and why Geraldine's Aged Cheddar Cheese straws are so darned addictive. We've also got a made-from-scratch marshmallow you have to have at your next campfire.
Let it Roll
On this journey of all things rolled, Unwrapped 2.0 shows you there's nothing you can't roll in La Chiquita's Tomato and Basil Tortilla. You'll also see how Stuckey's Pecan Log Roll evolved from a sweet treat sold from the trunk of a car into a roadside classic. Cacao Atlanta Chocolate rolls out a delectable chocolate "salami" and find out why the Tootsie Roll factory needs its own train.
Sweet and Sour
Pucker up and rev up your sweet tooth as host Alfonso Ribeiro and Unwrapped 2.0 explore snacks with the tongue-tingling twist of sweet and sour! Watch Sechler's Pickles turn pickles into candy and see how Byrd Cookie Company makes key lime pie into a bite size cookie. We'll fill you in on what's new and different with the classic Lemonhead and why Affy Tapple gets an A+ for its Caramel Apple with Peanuts.
Southern Treats
Join host Alfonso Ribeiro and Unwrapped 2.0 in the land of Dixie to see how a few of our favorite sweet Southern treats are made. Watch GooGoo Clusters take a bath in chocolate, Red Bird Peppermint Puffs earn their stripes, and find out the sweet secret behind Carolina Foods' Honeybun. And don't forget the Cheerwine!
Game Day Munchies
Host Alfonso Ribeiro serves up a fantasy league of snacks for this episode of Unwrapped 2.0. Clear off the coffee table for Home Run Inn's Meat Lovers Pizza and the cheese and caramel popcorn mix from Garrett's in Chicago. Also on the lineup; find out how Jaxn's Twice Baked Cheddar Bacon Potato Stix and Rudolph Foods' barbecue pork rinds get their game on.
Secret Center
Join host Alfonso Ribeiro as he explores foods with secret centers. From the gooey middle of the Mallo Cup to the creamy goodness of a peppermint cream or the surprisingly complex filling in a Mini Beef Wellington, Unwrapped 2.0 gets the inside scoop. We'll also try to finally settle how many licks it takes to get to the center of the iconic Tootsie Pop.
Go Nuts
Alfonso Ribeiro and Unwrapped 2.0 go nuts for nuts! Tumbled in sugar, nestled in chocolate, whatever you do with nuts, it's hard to go wrong. Find out how one candy bar did active military duty in WWI, how the French Burnt Peanut gets its unique bumps and why there's nothing quite like a warm praline right off a marble slab. Finally, peanut butter and chocolate combine to make a truly Tasty Kake!
Cheese Glorious Cheese
On this episode of Unwrapped 2.0, Alfonso Ribeiro proves that no matter how you slice it, cheese just makes everything better. Find out how TGI Fridays' Cheddar Bacon Potato Skin appetizer gets turned into a yummy chip and how Mom Made Cheesy Mac tastes so decadent but still makes moms feel good. Granny Goose cheese puffs get showered in cheesy goodness and delectable cheesecake takes a dip -- in chocolate!
Candy Critters
Gophers and bunnies and butterflies, oh my! Even a vegetarian will want to snack on these creatures. Unwrapped 2.0 catches cheerful Albanese gummy butterflies in action and pops in on Savannah Candy Kitchen's chocolate gophers. Find out how hollow chocolate bunnies are made, and how Peeps have made kids and adults the world over smile.
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