- Popcorn is the number 1 snack food in the world and runs a close second in the United States to potato chips. Popcorn is eaten in virtually every country in the world.
- 99 out of every 100 people have eaten popcorn.
- Americans eat over 1 billion pounds of popcorn each year, or 70 quarts for every man, woman and child in the U.S., enough to fill the Empire State Building 20 times. In the U.S., popcorn is the most popular snack food eaten at home, beating potato chips, pizza, cookies and candy bars.
- National Popcorn Day is January 19 (originally chosen because the Super Bowl fell on that day, and the Super Bowl is commonly thought to be the one day of the year when the greatest quantity of popcorn is consumed).
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- National Popcorn Poppin’ Month is
October
(so proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture in 1999).
- Ready-to-eat popcorn is the fastest growing segment of the overall popcorn market, with flavored popcorn products representing the fastest growing sub-segment. Ready-to-eat popcorn has now become a multi-billion dollar market worldwide.
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