Decatur

• Linden Bayliss
• 2024-12-17
• Trade Show News
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Del’s Popcorn Is a Decatur Classic

Del's Popcorn Shop in Decatur has been in business for decades. ||Courtesy of Del’s Popcorn ShopDel's Popcorn The Shop was originally developed by typist John Baldwin in 1934 as The Popcorn Shop in downtown Decatur, Illinois. The store was located in the same building as Baldwin's printing company and was designed to help his town recover from the devastating effects of the Great Depression. Nearly 30 years later, Del Barnett took over operations and renamed the company Del's Popcorn Shop. The Jacobs family subsequently purchased the business in 1978, and the family still owns and operates the business today."Ownership has changed over the years, but we are proud to say that multiple generations and seven families of the Jacobs family are shareholders," Tyler Jacobs, co-owner and current COO of Del's ) said. The company is currently headquartered in Springfield and has two other stores in Decatur and Mount Zion. "We sell handmade popcorn, fudge, peanut brittle, caramel products and seasonal…