It's fluffy, delicious, and it's known as one of America's favorite snacks. We talked to a local popcorn company who gave us a bag full of popcorn facts.
Ever since the 1800s, popcorn has become the go-to snack at movie theaters, at home, and at sport stadiums. According to popcorn.org, Americans consume 14 billion quarts of popcorn a year.
General manager at Metzger Popcorn says growing that much popcorn is quite the process. Farmers begin by planting corn from April through May, after that, it's fertilized during the month of October, then brought to companies like Metzger's to be processed and packaged. Metzger says once they package the popcorn kernels they can then ship them out to stores or sell them to distributors.
Todd Gable says it's become such a popular snack because it tastes so good and it's easy to make.
