Today popcorn is a widespread, delicious snack
that can be eaten on the go, at home or while
enjoying your favorite movie.
Great Popcorn starts with great popping corn.
We pop various varieties from Baby White to
large Butterfly depending on the product we
are making.
The popping corn is delivered to us in large
bags.
The popcorn is loaded into an auto-feed conveyor
that continuously supplies the hot air popper.
This particular system will make about 1,000
lbs. per hour of finished product.
In the popper, the super-heated air quickly
pops the corn.
The temperature needs to be “just right”
to get the maximum expansion of the popcorn
kernel and to minimize the kernels that will
not pop.
As the popcorn exits the popper, it goes through
a sifter that will remove any unpopped kernels.
The next step is spraying on oil and lightly
salting in a large seasoning tumbler.
This same seasoning coater is where we apply
cheese seasoning on a flavored popcorn item.
Next, product is conveyed to the packaging
area where our sophisticated scales drop the
proper weight into bags.
Finished product is then packed into boxes
and sent out for shipments to stores and distributors
around the country.
