[5] The channel began broadcasting as Food Network on 17 November 2015 at 1 pm AEDST,[2] replacing a simulcast of SBS.

The channel was first included in the official OzTAM ratings on 1 December 2015, where it recorded a 1.3% primetime share.

[6] On 17 November 2018, the channel changed its name to SBS Food, following the ending of the Discovery Inc. deal, which saw Discovery's American shows (which had increasingly shifted from an instructional to a reality/competition-focused direction) pulled from the channel and replaced with more premium titles, including increased domestic Australian content.

[7] Discovery's food shows later shifted to a new free-to-air channel, 7food network, which began broadcasting on 1 December 2018.

[8] The move proved disastrous to Seven and Discovery, and after disappointing ratings, 7food network was shut down on 28 December 2019 and its programming dispersed among Seven's other channels, making SBS Food once again the only Australian free-to-air channel dedicated exclusively to food.