National Popcorn Day in Lake County

By: Jonathan Jones 01/19/2016

Pretty much every night when I get home, you can hear my wife pouring kernels into a pot. The aroma wafts throughout my apartment and I’m instantly in dire need of popcorn.

Whether you’re in the theatre, walking down the street or just want a sweet and salty snack, who wouldn’t want to reach for big handful of popcorn.

Well January 19 marks National Popcorn Day in Lake County. You don’t need to run to Orville Redenbacher’s blend, because the gourmet popcorn in Lake County will have you begging for more.

So maybe on your lunch break or when you’re on your way home from work, you need to grab a movie from Redbox and stop for a big tub of Chicago mix as we celebrate National Popcorn Day in Lake County.

The Popcorn Factory Store 13970 W. Laurel Dr., Lake Forest

For more than 30 years, The Popcorn Factory has been the "popcorn authority" with our impressive collection of crowd-pleasing gifts and great-tasting snacks. Our factory store in Lake Forest is delighting customers with delicious, premium popcorn, cookies, candies, nuts and snacks of all kinds, plus all your Popcorn Factory favorite items! A trip to The Popcorn Factory Store is sure to be an adventure every time! Store Hours Monday-Friday 10am - 5pm Saturdays 10am-2pm.

Doc Popcorn Gurnee Mills/Lake Forest Oasis

Doc Popcorn offers an array of flavored popcorn that’s free of trans fat, MSG, artificial colors and preservatives. Flavors include apple crisp, sweet butter, classic kettle, cheesy cheddar, better butter, salt n pepper, caramel bliss, triple white cheddar, hoppin' jalapeno, sinfully cinnamon, French toast, Denver mix, cheese n caramel and caramel kettle.

GH Cretors Waukegan, IL

Born and bred in Waukegan, this popped snack is a delicious bag of goodness that can be found virtually at any grocery store around Lake County. Their flavors include caramel corn, cheese corn, Chicago mix, simply salted (organic), extra virgin olive oil (organic), pumpkin spice, orchard apple caramel and double chocolate caramel corn. All of the bags of popcorn are gluten free and kosher.

Highland Pop Gourmet Popcorn & Fudge Shop 1822 2nd St., Highland Park

Highland Pop gourmet popcorn & fudge is a family-owned and operated business, opened in February 2012, in downtown Highland Park. Our delicious gourmet fudge and popcorn is made fresh every day, all day long a little batch at a time. They pop in a little bit of coconut oil, use the finest quality nut free and gluten free ingredients in all of our popcorn and fudge recipes. The Highland Park store obtains an extensive list of flavors include caramel, cheddar, highland park mix, white cheddar, flaming hot, cheddar, cheddar black pepper, cheddar crushed red pepper, jalapeno, garlic, smoked bacon, pizza pie, ranch and more.

Long Grove Popcorn Shoppe 318 Old McHenry Rd., Long Grove

They are a family owned and operated store located in the historic and quaint village of Long Grove, Illinois. Our delicious popcorn is made the old fashioned way by using quality ingredients.  We offer a variety of delicious popcorn flavors for you to choose from, available in bags or decorative tins.