ATLAS DIRECTORY · Gourmet
The Popcorn Factory
Mail-order tin. CR's batch was stale.
- Score
- —
- Kernel
- shop coated
- Origin
- United States
- Best for
- sending a tin
- Buy
- mail-order tins
Last popped / last updated Aug 2026
What holds
- It is a real tin company the tests still order
What doesn't
- CR's batch was stale and poorly coated
- Unscored
The kernel
The Popcorn Factory is a mail-order tin house. Consumer Reports found uneven coating, no smell, chewy stale pieces, and a cheddar they called foul. Food & Wine included a holiday tin in their 35-flavor gourmet test.
The pot
That is the public record we opened. Barron has not tasted a replacement tin. Check the lid when it lands.
Hulls
Hulls and coatings are the product. Stale pieces are a shipping and freshness problem, not a variety story. Current parent was not confirmed on a page opened for this file.
Company
A tin company. CR's batch was stale and poorly coated. Directory only until we taste one that arrives intact.
- Parent
- Mail-order tin house. Current parent not confirmed on a page opened for this file. Older Cretors-family coverage says Phyllis Cretors pioneered decorative tins here before Cornfields.
Sources: Consumer Reports gourmet tins
Where to buy
- Mail order. Consumer Reports and Food & Wine both bought tins for gourmet tests.
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How we score
Directory listing. Unscored until Barron tastes it. Other testers' rankings are cited, not copied. Tiny But Mighty stays #01. Farm varieties outrank flavor labs. Read the method in the how we score guide and on the about page.
The record
Unscored. thepopcornfactory.com.
Directory listing. CR's batch was stale. Food & Wine bought one too. No Atlas score.
Brand site: thepopcornfactory.com.