When did popcorn become a movie theater snack?

Popcorn was hugely popular at fairs and carnivals in the mid-1800s. Street vendors were able to easily make and sell the delicious, aromatic snack food by the bag when the first steam-powered popcorn maker was created in 1885. However, movie theaters wanted to stay far, far away from the pungent, crunchy grub.Apr 1, 2016 read more

Popcorn was hugely popular at fairs and carnivals in the mid-1800s. Street vendors were able to easily make and sell the delicious, aromatic snack food by the bag when the first steam-powered popcorn maker was created in 1885. However, movie theaters wanted to stay far, far away from the pungent, crunchy grub. read more

Nowadays, the popcorn industry attaches itself to our home movie nights in a very direct way, through commercials that directly engage with popular films or "movie theater" styles of microwave popcorn that market themselves as a direct replica of the beloved theater snack. read more

Popcorn became a movie theater snack in the 1890s. The reason was because it was a cheap snack that almost every families could afford every where. read more