Weaver Popcorn Company facts for kids
The Weaver Popcorn Company is one of the biggest popcorn companies in the United States. It is located in Van Buren, Indiana.
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A Pop-ular History
The Weaver Popcorn Company started in 1928. It was founded by Ira E. Weaver. His family still owns and runs the company today. They do everything from growing the corn to packaging it. They send many different popcorn products all over the world. Their customers include big store chains, movie theaters, and other popcorn sellers.
In 2007, Weaver Popcorn Company made a big change. They were the first company to remove something called diacetyl from their Pop Weaver microwave popcorn. Diacetyl was a butter flavoring that some people were worried about. Removing it made their popcorn products even safer.
Delicious Popcorn Products
Weaver Popcorn Company makes many tasty popcorn products. They use canola oil in their popcorn.
Pop Weaver Flavors
For microwave popcorn, you can find flavors like Butter, Light Butter, Extra Butter, Kettle Corn, Caramel, Cinnamon Roll, Jalapeño Cheddar, and Parmesan and Herb.
For popcorn sold at movie theaters or events, they have flavors such as Weaver Gold, Caramel & Sweet, Premium Hybrid Yellow, Candy cane flavor, Almond, and chocolate dipped.
If you like popcorn that is already popped, they offer flavors like Caramel Corn with Peanuts and Dash of Salt.
Trail's End Popcorn
Trail's End is a special brand of popcorn sold by the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts sell this popcorn to help raise money for their activities and programs.
The flavors available can change each year, but often include: Caramel Corn, Butter Light (for microwave), Unbelievable Butter (for microwave), Kettle Corn (for microwave), Caramel Corn with Almonds & Pecans, Butter Toffee Caramel Corn, Salted Caramel Corn, White Cheddar Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, and Jalapeño Cheddar. They also have collections like the Cheese Lover's Collection and the Sweet and Savory Collection. You can also find plain Popping Corn.
Trail's End also offers chocolate treats like Chocolatey Peanut Clusters and Chocolatey Caramel Crunch.
A cool part of the Trail's End program is that you can buy popcorn to donate to the U.S. military. Trail's End sends this popcorn to service members both in the United States and overseas, including those in combat areas. When Scouts sell popcorn, they get to keep most of the money they earn, usually over 73% of the sales!
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