Wabash Valley Farms

The kernel

The Williams family farmed White County land from 1958. Mike Williams took the farm in 1974 and patented the Whirley Pop in 1980. The official history page names Dani Paluchniak as owner and president, with Troy Paluchniak.

The pot

The pot is the thesis. A dedicated crank beats a random saucepan. Popzup already covers an on-ramp pot. Wabash is the crank a lot of homes already have. Amazon kettle searches surface the farm kits.

Hulls

Unscored as corn until we log a jar. The popper is hardware we already cite in the how-to-pop guide. Hulls depend on the jar you put in it.

Company

The pot a lot of Atlas readers already own. The popper is the thesis.

Founder

Williams family farm, 1958 land; Mike Williams acquired the farm 1974 and patented the Whirley Pop in 1980

Since

Farm 1958 / 1974. Popper patent 1980.

CEO / operator

Dani Paluchniak, owner and president, with Troy Paluchniak

Parent

Private. Family. Sold once around 2000, bought back 2005.

HQ / farm

Monon, Indiana — White County, popcorn country

Sources: Wabash Valley Farms history · Whirley Pop Shop about

Where to buy

• whirleypopshop.com
• Amazon search

• Own shop and Amazon. Williams-Sonoma historically carried the popper.

No affiliate hop. No Stripe. Official and search links only.

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

whirleypopshop.com. Monon, Indiana.

Directory listing. The pot a lot of Atlas readers already own. The popper is the thesis. No Atlas number.

Brand site: whirleypopshop.com.