The Rise of a Rival - Production & Contact Info

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38 cast members

Name	Known for
David Eisenbach Self - Professor of History: Columbia University Self - Professor of History: Columbia University See fewer	Custer: The Final Mystery (2018)
Gary Hoover Self - Executive Director: American Business History Center Self - Executive Director: American Business History Center See fewer	The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
Mireya Loza Self - Associate History Professor: Georgetown University Self - Associate History Professor: Georgetown University See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Adam Richman Self - Author-TV Host Self - Author-TV Host See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Jason Wang Self - President-CEO: Xi'an Famous Foods Self - President-CEO: Xi'an Famous Foods See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Mark Pendergrast Self - Author: For God Country & Coca Cola Self - Author: For God Country & Coca Cola See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Harvey Yazijian Self - Co-Author: The Cola Wars Self - Co-Author: The Cola Wars See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Yohuru Williams Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)
Sarah Wassberg Johnson Self - Culinary Historian Self - Culinary Historian See fewer	American Dynasty (2022)
H.W. Brands Self - Professor of History: University of Texas Self - Professor of History: University of Texas See fewer	The American West (2016)
Jason Liebig Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian See fewer	The Food That Built America Snack Sized (2021)
Libby O'Connell Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian See fewer	A Question of Life or Meth (2006)
RZA Self - Entrepreneur-Producer Self - Entrepreneur-Producer See fewer	The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Jessica Harris Self - Culinary Historian (as Dr. Jessica Harris) Self - Culinary Historian (as Dr. Jessica Harris) See fewer	Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2017)
Carl Brown Self - Host: The Small Business Report Self - Host: The Small Business Report See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Marcus Dowling Self - Journalist-Cultural Influencer Self - Journalist-Cultural Influencer See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Gail Simmons Self - Food Writer-TV Personality Self - Food Writer-TV Personality See fewer	Top Chef (2006)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Matthew McGloin Caleb Bradham Caleb Bradham See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Matt Maretz Charles Guth Charles Guth See fewer	Leading Lady (2022)
Ian Bell Walter Mack Walter Mack See fewer	Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)
Ken Allen Neely Robert Woodruff (as Kenneth Allen Neely) Robert Woodruff (as Kenneth Allen Neely) See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Arthur Beutel Coke R&D Man Coke R&D Man See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Brik Berkes Coke Board Member 1 Coke Board Member 1 See fewer	Kill the Messenger (2014)
Luke Bradt Guth's Lawyer Guth's Lawyer See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Will Fitz Pepsi Photographer (as William Fitzgerald) Pepsi Photographer (as William Fitzgerald) See fewer	Ketchup on Waffles (2024)
Fred Frabotta Coke Board Member Coke Board Member See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Adam Huff Pepsi Chemist Pepsi Chemist See fewer	Visionaries Audio Drama (I) (2020)
Logan Keeler R&D Man 1 R&D Man 1 See fewer	Everyone Else Has (2017)
Dylan Kennedy Coke Worker Coke Worker See fewer	Code 13: Unreadable (2022)
Barry Kolman Coke Board Member Coke Board Member See fewer	The 3_2 Pulldown (2024)
James Malcolm Pepsi Salesman Pepsi Salesman See fewer	The Killers Next Door (2021)
William Manning Coke R&D Man Coke R&D Man See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
John Paul Skocik Loft Executive Loft Executive See fewer	Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
George Lombardo Coke Board Member Coke Board Member See fewer	Midas (I) (2024)
Mike Randazzese Woodruff's Assistant Woodruff's Assistant See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Michael Whitten Bradham's Assistant Bradham's Assistant See fewer	Exhibition (2025)
Sam Kearns Lab Researcher (uncredited) Lab Researcher (uncredited) See fewer	The Seventh Python (2008)