My 1st Year In Review - Owning a Kettle Corn Business 

That's called hustle..... Use what you have until you know better and can get better..... This things you call mistakes are education...... Well done! I'll be following along.....

Only keeping this road continuusly, will bring you the success you deserve. Do not forget that and do not quit. Keep the good work mate !

FYI the weights and even hollow blocks are deadly, they can easily be lifted up with the tent and severely hurt a person. Use 5 gallon buckets and fill with water and tie your tent down. I know this because a auntie got killed with a hollow block that was tied to a sellers tent.

I can’t imagine renting Uhaul everyday for work load That’s so much gas replacing, time pressure, deposit money, cussing out Home Depot, etc. Ive had gas caps that were fused shut on their vehicles and they still made me pay the gas and took my deposit. You’ve come a long way buddy keep it up I’ll have to come see you at the market soon.

Thank you for your info brother I'm looking into some type of new side business to start, your info is very useful , thank you for the raw honest explanation of your experience. Hope your business keeps growing and it will you have the drive and the passion. Those bacon flavor popcorn's look interesting yum

Inspiring, makes me want to invest in something like this down south where you don't really see this. Great to see your steps, if somehow I do end up with some spare change and try this, I'll learn from your hard work, thanks.

I use ratchet ties to keep my tent down. I tie my canopy to my popper, trailer… they a lot lighter than weights. My equipment is also heavier than weights.

Dude... Pulling the setup with the Kia Sportage 😄👌👌👌 LOVE the hustle

Cool to see the transition in your business

Caravan canopies, canopies by Fred, are good resources, both west coast vendors,

Thanks for sharing and all the helpful tips. I wanted to do a hot dog cart. I took the food safety handling course, got a quote on insurance, spoke to my county about licenses, was ready to buy a brand new hot dog cart, and even had a location. The only thing that stopped me was that I couldn't find a commissary. I received all kinds of advice (church, veterans centers, renting out space in a restaurant, community clubs, etc.). But I wasn't able to find anything. Restaurants don't want to risk their business in case you make a mistake, I was medically rejected when I wanted to enlist in the armed forces so I can't quilify for anything with a VA, and I'm not a member of a church. When I ask about renting kitchen space in churches, they want me to be a member and after a "few years" they will discuss it so I gave up. Since popcorn does not require refrigeration or to be stored at a special temperature, do you need a commissary?

I started to eat the lead paint off the wall in an attempt to end it when he's kept rattling on about the tent

Thanks for sharing Dan! Good info!!

And if anyone wants to support my page and my business and buy me a cup of coffee. The link is below. Thanks everyone. ko-fi.com/schmidtyskettlecorn

2:59 That is Dangerous to pull that big of a Trailer with that little car... You're lucky it didn't FLIP with you... OMG that is unreal. I'm impressed that the little car could even pull that travel trailer.

Is the equipment (especially your kettle) light enough that you don't need a ramp to load up in the ford transit?? I Really can't decided if I should get a trailer or some time of van. I'm concerned it's too heavy.

Dont get a 1/2 ton (f150, 1500), get a 3/4 ton (f250, 2500). It really isnt that much more in the long run. You'll be happy you did.

hey schmidty. where do you get your kettle corn bags? what kind of oil do you use? thank you

I see these stands at farmer market's❤

Don’t pay for insurance on rental vehicles your own insurance will cover anything you drive if you have full coverage. If you are using vehicle for commercial purposes like food trailer/truck you might have to have commercial vehicle insurance. Ask your insurance agent.

Been doing kettle corn in California over 10 years… invest in quality stuff… have had the same canopy over 10 years. We do way more then kettle corn now. We have a full menu and we still do it out of tents… our concession trailer is a pain in the ass…

what's good bro i'm thinking about starting this up! someone just told me the buy 50 big pallets of kernels at one time and makes 1000 off each bag does that seem do able ?

Bro are you still in business?

Do you just go to events or do you have a dailey spot, shopping centers, side of the road, ect?

Where is the best place to get popcorn bags?

EXCELLENT VIDEO... Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us... Great information... BTW... 4:15 your prices were $4.00 ... $6.00 ... $9.00 Is this still your same prices in 2022? Since so many things have gone up in price.

Where do you buy your popcorn

How can i do this on a smaller scale?

Are you doing your pierces" by the "CUP" or by the "Ounce"?

Hi Where can i buy this kettle corn machine? Is there a Page ?

Hola! Me puedes ayudar?