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Mickey's Popcorn

Small batch gourmet popcorn business in the Greater Memphis area.

05/08/2026

We’re excited to share that Mickey's Popcorn is now available on UNFI Endless Aisle! Endless Aisle gives you
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02/04/2026

Dear Mickey’s Popcorn Family,

We want to share a quick update with our community.

During last week’s Mid-South ice storms, our factory sustained damage. As the ice melted, it led to roof and water damage inside the facility. At this time, we are pausing production while we complete a full inspection to understand the scope of repairs needed and to confirm when it is safe for our team to return and resume popping.

Food safety and the well-being of our staff come first, and we won’t restart production until we’re confident everything meets our standards.

We are incredibly grateful for your patience, encouragement, and continued support. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more and have a clearer timeline to share.

Thank you for standing with us — your support means more than you know.

01/21/2026

January Matters — for Popcorn and for Survivor Safety

On January 1, Tennessee made history by launching the nation’s first searchable Domestic Violence Offender Registry. For the first time, survivors and service providers can verify documented DV histories in real time.

That matters because domestic violence does not stop at home. It shows up in parking lots, warehouses, production floors, and break rooms.

At The Gradus Project, we design workforce systems for survivors rebuilding their lives. This registry strengthens that work, shifting safety from reactive to preventive, especially during the high-risk period when survivors gain financial independence.

Then on January 19 — National Popcorn Day, we celebrated in a way that aligned with our mission: by sending HR Managers trauma-informed toolkits to help them better support domestic violence survivors on the job.
Through our SafeHearth Employer Initiative, food, hospitality, and warehouse employers now have stronger tools to:
- Build risk-aware safety plans
- Coordinate HR, legal, and security responses using verified data
- Make smarter scheduling and job placement decisions

This is what systems change looks like.
Tennessee built survivor-safety infrastructure.
The Gradus Project is building the workforce side of it — where economic mobility, trauma recovery, and employer responsibility meet.

January reminded us: when systems change, lives get safer.

12/31/2025

✨ 2025 Year in Review — Purpose, Popcorn & Pathways
As we close out 2025, we are filled with gratitude and pride for what has been built through The Gradus Project and Mickey’s Popcorn.

🍿 Mickey’s Popcorn
2025 marked a major evolution for our purpose-driven gourmet popcorn brand: • Expanded placements in hotels, airports, grocery, and corporate gifting • Attended our first Corporate Market • Continued creating transitional jobs for survivors through every batch we popped

Every bag sold this year helped fund dignity, stability, and economic mobility.

👩🏽‍🍳 The Gradus Project

2025 was a breakthrough year  • Became a U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship sponsor • Built partnerships with employers, colleges, and workforce systems • Provided certifications, paid work-based learning, and real pathways to jobs

We did not just run a program — we built a pipeline.

What makes this model different
Mickey’s Popcorn and The Gradus Project are not separate stories — they are one connected ecosystem: A social enterprise that proves people can earn while they learn, businesses can grow while they give, and healing can happen in the workplace.
Thank you to every customer, partner, funder, hotel, mentor, and supporter who made this possible.
We are just getting started.
SocialEnterprise WorkforceDevelopment 2025InReview

12/12/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5-Star Review Spotlight: Toyota Motor Manufacturing – Georgetown, KY

We are thrilled to share this incredible feedback from Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Georgetown, Kentucky, who ordered 675 bags of our Kentucky Bourbon Caramel Popcorn for their staff Holiday Party.

We are honored to serve the dedicated Toyota team and grateful for the opportunity to bring a little joy, flavor, and festive cheer to their workforce.

Thank you, Toyota Georgetown, for choosing Mickey’s Popcorn—especially our signature Kentucky Bourbon Caramel—to celebrate your people.
 Here’s to more moments made sweeter together.

12/04/2025

✨ Major News from Mickey’s Popcorn & The Gradus Project ✨
Today, we experienced breathtaking views of the city and sold completely out of hundreds of bags of Mickeys Popcorn popcorn at the KKR Holiday Party! We are grateful to REDF for the invitation.
 It’s always special when our product sparks joy, but it’s even more meaningful when it fuels purpose.

👏 And there’s more to celebrate — we were also selected by a committee of ESE leaders, Power 20, to receive a $1,000 Care Benefit Award in support of care initiatives for The Gradus Project team.

This recognition reinforces why we show up — to build pathways, create workplaces that heal, and ensure the people doing the work feel supported.

To REDF, Power 20, and all advocates of equitable employment — thank you for believing in what purpose-filled businesses can do when impact is baked into the center of the mission.

Here’s to more partnership, more advocacy, more care and of course, more popcorn. 🍿💼💜

11/19/2025

🎉🍿 Mickey’s Popcorn is Headed to the Big Apple! 🍿🎉

We’re popping our way to NEW YORK CITY for a corporate Christmas party like no other — and we’re bringing the flavor that’s stealing the show this season…

🔥 Tequila Caramel Gourmet Popcorn 🔥

This special batch is crafted with Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Tequila — smooth, bold, and absolutely utterly delicious.

From Memphis to Manhattan, we’re taking our spirit-infused caramel corn to the next level. The Big Apple won’t know what hit ’em! 🍏✨

Stay tuned December 3rd through the 5th for behind-the-scenes photos, NYC adventures, and all the festive fun as Mickey’s Popcorn gets a special invitation to sell our wares at a NYC corporate holiday party in the city that never sleeps.

p.s. - we can’t reveal the corporation..they got strict rules!

p.p.s - Its Kenny’s first time in NYC so I am planning to drag him allllll over the city!

p.p.p.s. - Somebody tag Kevin Hart please!

11/12/2025

🍪✨ Sweet Lessons in Leadership + Legacy! ✨🍪

Our Project E.A.T. High School Pre-Apprentices in the Food Warehouse Technician Program took a work-based learning tour at Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies in downtown Memphis!
Founders Pam and Maurice Hill shared the inspiring story behind their family business — from humble beginnings to national spotlight. The students also heard firsthand how the tragic loss of rapper Young Dolph, who was a loyal supporter, deeply impacted their business and community.

💛 One powerful takeaway: when news of his passing broke, Makeda’s website was flooded with over 3,000 cookie orders in a single day — a bittersweet reminder of how love, loss, and legacy can intertwine in entrepreneurship.

Our students also got a behind-the-scenes look at how cookie dough is made and scaled for mass production, learning valuable insights about food manufacturing, quality control, and teamwork.

We’re so proud of these young leaders for connecting classroom learning with real-world experience!

04/25/2025

St. Louis, we need your help!
Mickey’s Popcorn is now on the shelves at select Schnucks locations for a limited-time trial — and your purchases will help make it permanent!

We’re proud to be a Black-owned, woman-led, and mission-driven business making boozy, gourmet popcorn — and we’re so grateful to The St. Louis American, the largest black owned newspaper in the country, for shining a light on our story in their latest article.

Let’s show Schnucks that St. Louis supports small businesses with a purpose. Head to one of 15 locations in the comments, grab a bag (or three), and tag us when you do!

04/03/2025

Grateful that the flash flooding in Memphis didn’t damage our equipment! But it’s definitely one of dem days!!! Pray for Arkansas and other tornado/flood impacted areas.

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Memphis, TN
38611

Telephone

+16154241301

Website

https://mickeyspopcorn.com/

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