new caramel corn business startup

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Queen City Popcorn Cincinnati International Airport

Queen City Popcorn Cincinnati International Airport

Many people have seen franchised caramel corn shops in shopping malls and thought, “If I can get a location like that, I can make a fortune.”  Unfortunately, these locations are not easy to get, and some mall managers have decided that all food operations should be stuck out on a “food oasis” or a “food court.” While it is possible to develop a very loyal clientele for your variety flavors of popcorn, and the most successful caramel corn shops do in fact have a loyal following, it’s a lot nicer to have some “impulse traffic” near the shop, making it very easy for patrons to drop in and make a purchase.  Don’t overlook shopping malls.  If you can get an excellent high traffic spot for a multi flavored popcorn shop, and can get it at a reasonable rent, by all means, do it.  A “kiosk” is even better!

Other people feel that there are certain demographics that must be present for a successful multi flavored popcorn shop.  These criteria are certainly open to criticism – and, cannot be “chiseled in stone” as the only way.  Generally speaking, you want high traffic – slightly “upscale” shoppers. For example, ready and steady access to white collar office workers – with a secondary benefit of later afternoon, evening and weekend traffic.  It’s great to be near two or three other retailers who also will be generating heavy traffic with “upscale” spenders.  Remember, you aren’t selling popcorn at the same price they get at the Little League baseball field concession stand – you almost get theatre prices!  If you have an opportunity to observe other successful multi-flavored popcorn shops, make a note to record the types of customers who seem to be “regulars”.  Basically, you would like a location where you can develop plenty of traffic from 11:30 in the morning to at least 7:30 in the evening on weekdays.

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Caramel Corn Caramel Corn is easy with Gold Medal.  From the Karamel Baby to the Karamel King, we’ve got the right equipment and supplies to do the job.	Cheese Corn What’s Carmel Corn without Cheese Corn?  Gold Medal offers two ways to make the best tasting Cheese Corn anywhere.
Frosted Nuts Great as a stand-alone or an addition to a Caramel Corn snack store, our automatic equipment tells you when they are ready.	Cotton Candy Gold medal offers the widest variety of Cotton Candy floss machines and supplies anywhere!  Period!  Sell Cotton Candy and profits go up 85%.
Fudge Gold Medal’s Mom’s Homestyle Fudge concept keeps ‘em coming back with melt-in-your-mouth Fudge.	Caramel Apples Offer your customers several different dessert items using apples--always a winner with Mom’s Homestyle Caramel Apple Dip and Reddy Apple Mix.
Shaved Ice You can sell ice for $2.00 a pound with Gold Medal’s Hawaii’s Finest Gourmet Shaved Ice concept.	Coffee Gold Medal’s Golden Café Coffee and Cappuccino programs have everything to help you brew up profits!