Who can resist the smell of freshly popped popcorn?
It鈥檚 here! The perfect combination of sweet and salty popcorn is bagged and ready for you to enjoy. Made fresh in Kenosee with wholesome ingredients and no preservatives, it鈥檚 a snack you can feel good about.
The Madill family moved from Vancouver Island to Kenosee Lake last October. Dave was taking his first detachment with the RCMP in Carlyle.
鈥淚 stay home with the kids and I kind of want to do something on the side with them, and thought, well kettle corn sounds fun,鈥� explains wife Emily.
And so began their business, Kenosee Kettle Corn, a little over a week ago.
Eager entrepreneurs are her two children 鈥� three-year-old Amy and four-year-old Riley.
鈥淚t's their job to put the labels on the bags,鈥� explains Emily. 鈥淭hey wanted to help with the family business.鈥�
鈥淲e have a giant kettle corn machine and we're popping out sweet and salty snacks,鈥� says Emily. 鈥淚t's sweet and salty popcorn.鈥�
鈥淭he 80-quart pot makes four bags at a time so we get on a roll and make quite a few bags,鈥� explains Emily.
Their product is selling at the Co-op Grocery Store and Gas Bar in Carlyle.
They plan to expand to some of the farmers markets when they can.
鈥淭he kids love it ... they get free popcorn out of it,鈥� says Emily, who adds, 鈥渢hey love having their own job and they're pretty excited about being a part of the business. They're really excited about seeing it in the stores although the girls are adamant about keeping some popcorn for themselves.鈥�
鈥淲e really like Kenosee Lake,鈥� says Emily. 鈥淲e have the lake and the trees so it kind of feels like home.鈥�
鈥淎ll winter long it's been hard to make friends but now that the weather is nicer, there are more people outdoors and we're seeing more people,鈥� says Emily, as they get set for a busy summer.
They say they have dreams to expand but right now they offer only sweet and salty, although they may branch out into different flavors in the future.
Until then visit them at the Carlyle Garage Sale on Saturday at the playground behind the Pharmasave, where they鈥檒l be selling their popcorn.
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