America loves popcorn, and in particular, gourmet popcorn. Gourmet popcorn comes in a wide variety of flavors, which is part of what makes it so popular, and is often given as a gift around the holidays and for birthdays. Gourmet popcorn is only part of the overall popcorn consumption in the United States, where it is estimated that the average person consumes around forty two quarts of popcorn in just one year and where nearly a billion pounds of popcorn are grown and manufactured over the same span of time. Read more…