We are ready to release our first new flavors since we started Quinn Popcorn! We have a super scientific methodology for creating new flavors. We try everything we (and you) can think of. Some are just okay. Other’s become staples at QP warehouse. That’s pretty much it. A big part of the year we spent [...]
Food Startup Friends
When we started Quinn Popcorn we had no food industry knowledge. It was just the two of us, newborn Quinn, and an idea. Our lack of experience didn’t really worry us because we assumed that we would just learn as we went. That’s not exactly how it happened. The food industry is full of complexities and pitfalls. [...]
Upcycled Biz Cards
We have new business cards. Is this a big deal? Nope. But we did it our way, and I think it’s pretty cool. It took us well over a year to get our first business cards. We had too much on our plate, and we wanted to feel like Quinn Popcorn was the real deal [...]
Thank You 2012
Just over a year ago Quinn Popcorn was an attic run experiment selling in a few local stores. Now we are a national product available in hundreds of stores across the country. In the world of food we are teeny tiny, but it’s still hard for us to comprehend how much as happened in a year. It’s [...]
Quinn Crew Book Report
It’s never easy to make time for reading, but we are slowly building an QP office collection! These are a few of my favorite food books to date! In Defense of Food An Eater’s Manifesto- Michael Pollan “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants.” This is Michael Pollan’s mantra for the best way to consume [...]
Sticker Shock
Before becoming an absolute food industry nerd I regularly experienced sticker shock. Holy sh*t. That jar of tomato sauce is $10!!?? Now I’m on the other side, and I spend most of my time working (almost always begging) grocers and distributors to keep the price of our popcorn as low as possible. If we had [...]
Wood, Paint, and Band-Aids
Using my hands to turn an idea into an object makes me feel good. I build things whenever I can. While starting a popcorn company fits, it’s not exactly what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the kinds of projects that start with a sketch and end a few days later with a sense of [...]
The New York Office
The Nets, The Islanders, Quinn Popcorn??? Well, it’s not exactly complete franchise relocation, but we do have a desk in Brooklyn now, which we all find pretty freaking cool! A couple of things came together to make this happen. First off, one of our friends and heroes, Little Duck Organics, took the plunge and relocated [...]
Radical Transparency
A few weeks ago Kristy, Quinn, and I packed up to go our first concert in months. We all had a blast. The Head and The Heart and Of Monsters and Men were both incredible. I highly recommend their albums. During the outdoor show I grabbed a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream bar and noticed [...]
Expo East Wrap Up
Two years ago Quinn Popcorn was just an idea, Kristy’s idea in fact. We knew nothing about the food industry so we finagled our way into the Natural Food Expo, Expo East, held in Boston that year. It was a pretty mind blowing experience with lot of brands making some seriously good food. It was [...]