The Birth of Something Great!

It was August 7th, 2021. My wife & I were working a booth at a local community market. We were selling natural body scrubs and paleo granola. We did well. We were discussing with the event organizer that a kettle corn booth would do well! She got really excited about that idea! That got me thinking....

Let me take you back in time a little. As far back as I can remember, my dad was a popcorn FREAK! He would make a big batch almost every weekend and my brother & I would get our little salad bowl an he would have the rest. Now, I'm the dad. Let's just say history has a way of repeating itself.  

Anytime we would go to a store that made popcorn (K-Mart used to have a "food" area), he would always get a bag and begrudgingly share with my brother & I. As a dad myself, I have tried to break this cycle, but I fear it may be in my DNA . 

Any time we go to the county fair, a large kettle corn bag mysteriously appears in my hands. I have always loved the slightly sweet/salty treat. A few times, I even floated the idea of getting a machine and starting a booth of my own a few times. 

After this community market, my wife & I discussed the idea even more seriously. We had a name: Doney Park Popcorn. We decided to go for it! By the end of the day, I already had the social media accounts set up. Now to get the machine and start poppin!

The next week, the pump that supplies water to our house died. We had to fork out some dough to get that replaced so the machine purchase would have to wait. 

September 2021: I had a really good month at my regular job and we decided it was time to get the machine! I ordered it and started to "patiently" wait. In the mean time, I went into full research mode: Ingredients, recipes, sales strategies, etc. You think I would have done that previously. 

Fast forward to October 2021. We are going to do the community market again. I decided to pop some kettle corn at home and sell some pre-made bags. Just to see how it does. The day before the market event, look what shows up:

What's in the box?!?

The machine is here! Now to unbox it and get a batch going. Tomorrow is going to be awesome!



 

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