We’re not always selling what we’re selling
By taking a look back to a time when popcorn wasn’t a traditional cinema snack, Dave Trott teases out the 2-for-1 deal’s origin story.
In 1885, Charles Cretor invented the portable corn-popping machine. Ordinary, working class people loved it.
Popcorn was cheap, hot and fresh, it smelled and tasted delicious, it was an immediate hit at fairs and circuses.
Which is why it was banned from cinemas.
