Ma & Pa’s Popcorn

What Ma & Pa’s Popcorn does

Ma & Pa's Popcorn is a small, privately held food processing and retail company that produces and sells handcrafted gourmet popcorn. According to its own materials, the company has been in operation since 2000 and operates physical "factory" retail locations in Liverpool and Syracuse, New York. Its product assortment centers on artisanal gourmet popcorn, and it has extended the lineup to include lemonades and cotton candy, which are sold through its retail locations. The company is registered under the doing-business-as name "Ma&Pa's Popcorn Factory" and markets directly to walk-in consumers in Central and Upstate New York.

The business model is a brick-and-mortar specialty food retailer: revenue is generated through in-store sales at its two factory locations, supported by a promotional website (maandpaspopcorn.com) that collects sign-ups for exclusive offers and discounts. There is no disclosed evidence of wholesale distribution, e-commerce shipping, B2B contracts, or third-party retail placement. The company is privately held, has 1-10 employees, and has no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity disclosed.

Geographically, the company serves New York State, with no global footprint claim. No pricing details, management team, funding rounds, patents, certifications, partnerships, or technology stack have been disclosed in the available data, which materially constrains any external benchmarking of unit economics, growth, or strategic direction.

Name

Ma & Pa’s Popcorn

Website

https://maandpaspopcorn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ma & Pa's Popcorn is a privately held, artisan gourmet popcorn producer operating two factory/retail locations in Liverpool and Syracuse, New York, selling handcrafted popcorn, lemonades, and cotton candy directly to walk-in consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Snack Foods

NAICS

Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing (311340)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Popcorn & Puffed Snacks (CRADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Popcorn Manufacturing (AFAKAIAC), Gourmet Popcorn & Caramel Corn Shops (THAFAGAM)

Keywords

• Gourmet popcorn
• Handcrafted popcorn
• Artisan popcorn
• Snack manufacturing
• Specialty popcorn products

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Ma & Pa's Popcorn is a food processing company that produces and sells gourmet, handcrafted popcorn products, along with lemonades and cotton candy. The company operates factory storefront locations in Liverpool and Syracuse, New York, specializing in artisanal popcorn varieties sold directly to consumers.

Product overview

Ma & Pa's Popcorn is a gourmet popcorn company offering handcrafted popcorn products. The company operates factory locations in Liverpool and Syracuse, specializing in artisanal popcorn varieties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gourmet Popcorn Handcrafted gourmet popcorn products available at Ma & Pa's Popcorn Factory locations in Liverpool and Syracuse, New York, sold directly to individual consumers seeking artisanal snack options.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Popcornopolis: Popcornopolis is a branded gourmet popcorn company selling handcrafted, giftable popcorn through retail, e-commerce, and wholesale channels — directly comparable to Ma & Pa's Popcorn's artisanal factory-retail approach.
• Garrett Popcorn Shops: Garrett is a long-established gourmet popcorn shop chain with company-owned store locations selling handcrafted caramel-and-cheese corn — the closest comparable to Ma & Pa's multi-location factory-retail model.

Broad incumbents

• Smartfood: Smartfood, a Frito-Lay brand, is a national mass-market popcorn brand distributed through grocery — comparable as a category competitor but operating at vastly broader scale.
• Cracker Jack: Cracker Jack is a heritage mass-market caramel-coated popcorn/peanut snack brand; relevant as a category comparable for caramel-popcorn SKUs though distribution and scale are far larger.
• Kettle Brand: Kettle Brand is a U.S. premium snacks (chips/popcorn) producer with national distribution; adjacent competitor within artisanal/premium snacking rather than direct shop format.
• SkinnyPop Popcorn: SkinnyPop is a leading nationally distributed popcorn brand owned by Amplify Snack Brands; competes in the same popcorn category from a scaled CPG/retail distribution angle rather than a gourmet shop format.

Emerging players

• Pop Daddy Popcorn: Pop Daddy is a smaller specialty gourmet popcorn brand focused on handcrafted flavors via retail and online — an emerging comparable to Ma & Pa's craft positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maandpaskettlecorn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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