Old Mill Kettle Corn owners Mike Proctor and Monty Daggett receive calls, emails, Facebook messages and even handwritten letters raving about their kettle corn – all the time.
“How many times have you placed a call to a company telling them you liked their product?” Proctor asked. “We get those calls over a few times a week. It’s encouraging when people say they enjoy our product.”
Old Mill Kettle Corn owners Mike Proctor, left, and Monty Daggett keep things old fashioned – and today’s consumers are buying into it.The Chickamauga-based company has hand-popped batches of kettle corn for customers since its start in 2002 as a local concession vendor in Chattanooga area festivals. Today, the company’s kettle corn is popping up in stores all over the Southeast and can be found at Earth Fare, Bi-Lo, Whole Foods and ShopRite as well as many other stores across the region.
Due to the expansion of its distribution the company will upgrade its machinery this July.
“We believe our popcorn is unique and [have] found that when people try the product, they buy it,” said Proctor. “No one cooks it like we do.”