I ka noho ʻana o ka poʻe ʻAmelika i ka home no kahi makahiki ʻē aʻe i ka wā maʻi maʻi COVID-19, ua piʻi mau ke kūʻai ʻana i ka popcorn, ʻoi aku hoʻi i ka māhele popcorn/caramel corn mākaukau.

ʻikepili mākeke

Wahi a IRI (Chicago) ʻikepili mai nā pule he 52 i hala iho nei, i pau i ka Mei 16, 2021, ua piʻi aʻe ka ʻāpana popcorn/caramel corn mākaukau i ka 8.7 pakeneka, me ka huina kūʻai he $1.6 biliona.

ʻO Smartfoods, Inc., kahi brand Frito-Lay, ke alakaʻi i ka māhele, me $471 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku a me ka piʻi ʻana he 1.9 pakeneka.Ua lawe ʻo Skinnypop i ka lua, me $329 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku a me ka hoʻonui maikaʻi ʻana o 13.4 pakeneka, a ʻo Angie's Artisan Treats LLC, nāna i hoʻopuka i ka BOOMCHICKAPOP a Angie, ua lawe i $143 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku, me ka piʻi ʻana he 8.6 pakeneka.

ʻO nā mea ʻē aʻe e ʻike ʻia ma kēia māhele ʻo Cheetos brand RTE popcorn/caramel corn, me ka piʻi nui ʻana o 110.7 pākēneka o ke kūʻai aku, a me Smartfood's Smart 50 brand, me ka piʻi ʻana o ke kūʻai aku he 418.7 pakeneka.Ua hōʻike pū ʻia ʻo GH Cretors, i ʻike ʻia no kāna hui ʻana i ka caramel a me ka cheese popcorn, he 32.5 pakeneka ka piʻi ʻana o nā kūʻai.

I loko o ka microwave popcorn waeʻano, ua ʻike ka ʻāpana holoʻokoʻa i ka piʻi ʻana o 2.7 pakeneka, me $884 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku, a ua alakaʻi ʻo Conagra Brands, me $ 459 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku a me ka piʻi ʻana he 12.6 pakeneka.Ua lawe mai ʻo Snyder's Lance Inc. i $187.9 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku, me ka emi iki ʻana o 7.6 pakeneka, a ʻo ka popcorn hōʻailona pilikino i lawe mai i $114 miliona ma ke kūʻai aku, me ka emi ʻana o 15.6 pakeneka o nā kūʻai.

ʻO nā mea hōʻailona e nānā ai, ʻo ia ka popcorn microwave o Act II, he 32.4 pakeneka ka piʻi ʻana o nā kūʻai;ʻO Orville Redenbacher, he 17.1 pakeneka ka piʻi ʻana o ke kūʻai aku;a me SkinnyPop, ka mea i hoʻonui i kāna kūʻai aku ma 51.8 pakeneka.

Ke nānā nei i hope

“I kēia mau lā, ua ʻike mākou i ka nui o nā mea kūʻai aku e hoʻi hou ana i ka hana kumu—caramel, cheese, pata, a me ka popcorn paʻakai.ʻOiai ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa o nā kīʻaha mai nā makahiki he ʻumi i hala aku nei o ka 'ʻokoʻa, ʻokoʻa, a i kekahi manawa ʻē aʻe,' i kēia mau lā ke hoʻi nei nā mea kūʻai aku i kā lākou ʻike a me ka mea ʻoluʻolu, "wahi a Michael Horn, pelekikena a Luna Nui, AC Horn, Dallas."I ka makahiki 2020 ua hoʻonui mākou i ka manawa ma ka home, no laila e hoʻi hou i nā kumu kumu."

"Ua ʻike ka ʻāpana i kahi ʻano hou o ka ʻono i nā makahiki i hala iho nei, ʻoi aku ka pahū ʻana o nā makana popcorn mākaukau.ʻAʻole i kaupalena ʻia i nā koho maʻemaʻe, pata, a me ka lepo paʻakai, loaʻa ka popcorn i kēia lā i nā ʻano ʻono ʻono no nā palette ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi, mai ka kulina ipu ʻono a me ka ʻono a me ka mea ʻono jalapeno ranch, i nā koho hoʻoheheʻe kokoleka a me ka caramel-coated. .Ua loaʻa nō hoʻi nā ʻono o ka wā e mālama i nā papa, me ka mea ʻala o ka paukena pono, "wahi āna.

Eia nō naʻe, mai kahi hiʻohiʻona meaʻai, ʻike nui nā mea kūʻai aku i ka popcorn ma ke ʻano he hewa ʻole ʻole, ʻōlelo ʻo Mavec.

"ʻO nā ʻano māmā a me nā lepili maʻamau e like me ka organik, gluten-free, a me ka palaoa holoʻokoʻa i loko o kēlā kiʻi olakino.Ua hoʻohana hou aku ka nui o nā ʻoihana koʻikoʻi i ka popcorn ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi no ʻoe, me nā ʻōlelo hoʻopiʻi e hōʻike ana i ka 'ʻaʻohe mea hana' a me ka 'non-GMO.'Hoʻopili pū ʻo Popcorn i nā makemake o nā mea kūʻai aku no nā mea ʻike ʻike ʻia a me ka liʻiliʻi o ka hana ʻana, me nā ʻōlelo hoʻohui i hiki ke maʻalahi e like me ka popcorn kernels, aila, a me ka paʻakai, "hoʻohui ʻo ia.

Nānā i mua

ʻO ka wānana a Boesen, e hoʻomau mākou e ʻike i ka huli ʻana o nā mea kūʻai aku i nā huahana e hāʻawi ana i nā mea ʻono ʻoluʻolu, e like me nā kernels hou a me ka wela, ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni butter popcorn e hāʻawi pono i nā mea a nā mea kūʻai aku i kauoha mua ai ma ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni."Loaʻa nā huahana ʻo Orville Redenbacher a me Act II i nā ʻano nui o nā ʻeke, me ka nui o 12-a-18 helu nui o ka microwave popcorn a i ʻole nā ​​ʻeke popcorn mākaukau hou 'party' nui i ʻike i ka hoʻonui ʻia ʻana o ka mea kūʻai aku i ka wā maʻi maʻi. i ko lākou waiwai kiʻekiʻe a me ka makemake o nā mea kūʻai aku e hoʻopaʻa a loaʻa ka nui o kā lākou meaʻai punahele ma ka lima, "hoʻohui ʻo ia.

E like me nā wānana ʻē aʻe 2021, e hoʻomau ka poʻe kūʻai aku i ka manawa hou ma ka home i kēia makahiki, ʻoiai ʻaʻole i pau ka maʻi maʻi - a no laila e hoʻonui i ka manawa i mua o ka TV, me kahi kīʻaha popcorn ma ka lima.

"Eia kekahi, i ka wehe hou ʻana o nā wahi hana a hoʻokipa hou i nā limahana, e hoʻomau ʻia ka popcorn mākaukau e ʻai e like me Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP ma ke ʻano he kīʻaha i makemake ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka hele ʻana, e hoʻonui i ka ulu ʻana," wahi a Boesen."Ma ka holoʻokoʻa, ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei mākou ʻo ka ʻono ʻono, ʻoluʻolu a me nā pono o ka microwave, kernel, a me ka popcorn mākaukau e ʻai, i hui pū ʻia me nā mea hou i ka hoʻolālā pack a me ka ʻono, e hoʻomau i ka ulu ʻana i kēia mau ʻāpana no nā makahiki e hiki mai ana."