Takeout and delivery service has never been more important to restaurants than it is right now, but where did it all begin? When was the first pizza delivered? And how did the suburbs, television, and the internet make food-to-go a multi-billion dollar industry? In this episode, we trace the history of takeout and delivery back to the source, tackle the delivery boom in the 1950s, and trace its path up through the Internet age. Have you ever heard of WorldWideWaiter or Pizzanet? Yea, us neither.
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Have you ever wondered how ketchup became America’s favorite condiment? Or why Four Loko was banned by the government? Or how roller coasters were invented? In History of… host Wil Fulton will take you through a rapid-fire crash course on some of humankind’s greatest innovations in food, drink, and travel. Hey, if you can keep up, you actually might learn something!
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CREDITS:
Host/Written by
Wil Fulton
Senior Creative
Jake Rasmussen
Development Producer
Wil Fulton
Associate Producer
Mia Faske
Editor
Jake Rasmussen
Animator
Danna Windsor
Production Assistant
Sonia Colón
Production Coordinator
Myra Rivera
Programming Coordinator
Madeline Concannon
Line Producer
Emily Tufaro
Director of Development
Leo Fernandez
Creative Director
Audra Pace
Head of Video
Jim D’Amico
Chief Content Officer
Meghan Kirsch
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