We’re only halfway through the year, but we’ve uncovered so many interesting new snack and bakery products already that we can’t wait to share our favorites with you.
Americans are gobbling up popcorn by the bucket load. The sector is reinventing itself from the salty, ‘imitation-butter’ profile of its past to a clean-label version with fresher flavors. Thus, consumer demand and economics are reshaping its future.
The American Pop Corn Co., Sioux City, Iowa, is a whopping 100 years old this year. A century ago, Cloid Smith started the family business and 3 billion lb., five generations of Smiths and 10 decades later, it’s still churning out Jolly Time Pop Corn under family ownership.