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==Developed Popularity==

The key innovation that expanded popcorn's popularity was the invention of the popcorn maker, created by Charles Cretors in the 1880s (Figure 2). In fact, the basic design of early popcorn machines has been retained in later developments used for public outings and events. The machine Cretors founded enabled him to establish a company that still exists, where it specializes in popcorn machines and other concession foods. Cretors machine used steam to do the roasting, and it was suitable for roasting peanuts as well as making popcorn. The key innovation was the machine automated the process of popping the kernels and seasoning the popcorn, making the process uniform and thus ensuring that almost all the kernels came out the same. This facilitated the process of making popcorn from a more manual effort, where many kernels would not often pop or get equal heat, to one where a lot of popcorn could be made easily. <ref>For more on Cretors' early machine, see: Fussell, B. H. (2004). <i>The Story of Corn.</i> University of New Mexico Press pbk. ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, pg. 12.</ref>