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Popcorn
Popcorn is a type of corn that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. Popcorn is able to pop like amaranth grain, sorghum, quinoa, and millet. When heated, pressure builds within the kernel, and a small explosion (or "pop") is the end result. Some strains of corn are now cultivated specifically as popping corns.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Popcorn is a type of corn that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. Popcorn is able to pop like amaranth grain, sorghum, quinoa, and millet. When heated, pressure builds within the kernel, and a small explosion (or "pop") is the end result. Some strains of corn are now cultivated specifically as popping corns.
There are various techniques for popping corn. Along with prepackaged popcorn, which is generally intended to be prepared in a microwave oven, there are small home appliances for popping corn. These methods require the use of minimally processed popping corn.
A larger-scale, commercial popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century.
Unpopped popcorn is considered nonperishable and will last indefinitely if stored in ideal conditions.
Depending on how it is prepared and cooked, some consider popcorn to be a health food, while others caution against it for a variety of reasons. Popcorn can also have non-food applications, ranging from holiday decorations to packaging materials.
Selected research
Industry Research
Popcorn Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Popcorn is a type of corn that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. Popcorn is able to pop like amaranth grain, sorghum, quinoa, and millet. When heated, pressure builds within the kernel, and a small explosion (or "pop") is the end result. Some strains of corn are now cultivated specifically as popping corns.
There are various techniques for popping corn. Along with prepackaged popcorn, which is generally intended to be prepared in a microwave oven, there are small home appliances for popping corn. These methods require the use of minimally processed popping corn.
A larger-scale, commercial popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century.
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Unpopped popcorn is considered nonperishable and will last indefinitely if stored in ideal conditions.
Depending on how it is prepared and cooked, some consider popcorn to be a health food, while others caution against it for a variety of reasons. Popcorn can also have non-food applications, ranging from holiday decorations to packaging materials.
ConAgra, Weaver Popcorn, PepsiCo, Amplify and Snyder's-Lance are the leaders of the Popcorn industry, which take about 40% market share. USA is the major region of the global market, which takes about 50% market share.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Popcorn market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (M Kg), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of Types and Applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/M Kg) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Popcorn Market by Company
ConAgra
Weaver Popcorn
PepsiCo
Amplify
Snyder's-Lance
Butterkist
American Popcorn
Angie's Artisan Treats
Borges
Chamerfood
Garrett Popcorn Shops
Newman’s Own
Aramidth International
Joe and Seph
Mage's
Inter-Grain
Quinn
Popcorn Segment by Type
Ready-to-eat popcorn
Microwave popcorn
Popcorn Segment by Application
Household
Commercial
Popcorn Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Popcorn market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Popcorn and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Popcorn.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc.), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Popcorn manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Popcorn by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Popcorn in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Tables and figures
Scope & coverage.
Types
- Ready-to-eat popcorn
- Microwave popcorn
Applications
- Household
- Commercial
Companies covered
- ConAgra
- Weaver Popcorn
- PepsiCo
- Amplify
- Snyder's-Lance
- Butterkist
- American Popcorn
- Angie's Artisan Treats
- Borges
- Chamerfood
- Garrett Popcorn Shops
- Newman’s Own
- Aramidth International
- Joe and Seph
- Mage's
- Inter-Grain
- Quinn
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global Popcorn Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global Popcorn Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Popcorn Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 Popcorn by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Ready-to-eat popcorn
- 2.3.3 Microwave popcorn
- 2.4 Popcorn by Application
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Household
- 2.4.3 Commercial
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Popcorn Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global Popcorn Sales (M Kg) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Popcorn Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Popcorn Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global Popcorn Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of Popcorn, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of Popcorn, Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of Popcorn, Established Date
- 3.9 Global Popcorn Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 ConAgra
- 4.1.1 ConAgra Company Information
- 4.1.2 ConAgra Business Overview
- 4.1.3 ConAgra Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 ConAgra Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 ConAgra Recent Developments
- 4.2 Weaver Popcorn
- 4.2.1 Weaver Popcorn Company Information
- 4.2.2 Weaver Popcorn Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Weaver Popcorn Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Weaver Popcorn Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Weaver Popcorn Recent Developments
- 4.3 PepsiCo
- 4.3.1 PepsiCo Company Information
- 4.3.2 PepsiCo Business Overview
- 4.3.3 PepsiCo Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 PepsiCo Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 PepsiCo Recent Developments
- 4.4 Amplify
- 4.4.1 Amplify Company Information
- 4.4.2 Amplify Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Amplify Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Amplify Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Amplify Recent Developments
- 4.5 Snyder's-Lance
- 4.5.1 Snyder's-Lance Company Information
- 4.5.2 Snyder's-Lance Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Snyder's-Lance Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Snyder's-Lance Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Snyder's-Lance Recent Developments
- 4.6 Butterkist
- 4.6.1 Butterkist Company Information
- 4.6.2 Butterkist Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Butterkist Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Butterkist Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Butterkist Recent Developments
- 4.7 American Popcorn
- 4.7.1 American Popcorn Company Information
- 4.7.2 American Popcorn Business Overview
- 4.7.3 American Popcorn Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 American Popcorn Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 American Popcorn Recent Developments
- 4.8 Angie's Artisan Treats
- 4.8.1 Angie's Artisan Treats Company Information
- 4.8.2 Angie's Artisan Treats Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Angie's Artisan Treats Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Angie's Artisan Treats Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Angie's Artisan Treats Recent Developments
- 4.9 Borges
- 4.9.1 Borges Company Information
- 4.9.2 Borges Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Borges Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Borges Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Borges Recent Developments
- 4.10 Chamerfood
- 4.10.1 Chamerfood Company Information
- 4.10.2 Chamerfood Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Chamerfood Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Chamerfood Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Chamerfood Recent Developments
- 4.11 Garrett Popcorn Shops
- 4.11.1 Garrett Popcorn Shops Company Information
- 4.11.2 Garrett Popcorn Shops Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Garrett Popcorn Shops Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Garrett Popcorn Shops Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Garrett Popcorn Shops Recent Developments
- 4.12 Newman’s Own
- 4.12.1 Newman’s Own Company Information
- 4.12.2 Newman’s Own Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Newman’s Own Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Newman’s Own Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Newman’s Own Recent Developments
- 4.13 Aramidth International
- 4.13.1 Aramidth International Company Information
- 4.13.2 Aramidth International Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Aramidth International Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Aramidth International Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Aramidth International Recent Developments
- 4.14 Joe and Seph
- 4.14.1 Joe and Seph Company Information
- 4.14.2 Joe and Seph Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Joe and Seph Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Joe and Seph Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Joe and Seph Recent Developments
- 4.15 Mage's
- 4.15.1 Mage's Company Information
- 4.15.2 Mage's Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Mage's Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Mage's Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Mage's Recent Developments
- 4.16 Inter-Grain
- 4.16.1 Inter-Grain Company Information
- 4.16.2 Inter-Grain Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Inter-Grain Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Inter-Grain Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Inter-Grain Recent Developments
- 4.17 Quinn
- 4.17.1 Quinn Company Information
- 4.17.2 Quinn Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Quinn Popcorn Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Quinn Popcorn Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Quinn Recent Developments
5 Global Popcorn Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global Popcorn Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Popcorn Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Popcorn Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global Popcorn Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global Popcorn Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global Popcorn Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America Popcorn Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America Popcorn Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America Popcorn Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America Popcorn Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe Popcorn Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe Popcorn Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe Popcorn Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe Popcorn Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific Popcorn Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Popcorn Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Popcorn Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific Popcorn Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America Popcorn Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America Popcorn Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America Popcorn Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America Popcorn Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa Popcorn Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa Popcorn Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa Popcorn Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa Popcorn Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (M Kg)
- 6.1.2 Global Popcorn Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Popcorn Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global Popcorn Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Popcorn Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Application
- 7.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (M Kg)
- 7.1.2 Global Popcorn Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Popcorn Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Popcorn Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Popcorn Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Popcorn Price by Application (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 Popcorn Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 Popcorn Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 Popcorn Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 Popcorn Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 Popcorn Distributors
- 8.2.3 Popcorn Customers
9 Global Popcorn Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 Popcorn Industry Trends
- 9.2 Popcorn Industry Drivers
- 9.3 Popcorn Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 Popcorn Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
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