Inside Two BELOVED (and Wildly Successful) Seacoast Businesses: Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier + Popzup Popcorn!
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Two stories in one podcast?!
In this special Labor Day episode, host Troy Farkas hears the stories of two beloved Seacoast businesses.
In Part One, Farkas travels to Somerworth, N.H. for a conversation with the co-founders of Popzup Popcorn , Marty and Julie Lapham. From their factory's floor, the husband-and-wife team talk about how they got started 10 years ago, the painstaking lengths they've taken to get organic & non-GMO labels, the pivotal moments that launched their company into the next stratosphere, the importance of keeping it a family business, and more.
In Part Two, the show heads to Kittery Point, M.E. to talk to the longtime owner of the legendary Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier , Ron Spinney. Alongside manager Cam Barrett, Spinney tells stories from Chauncey Creek's 70 years in operation - a seaside joint known for serving steaming hot lobsters, its BYOB policy, and a callback to a simpler time.
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CHAPTERS:
Seacoast Stories LIVE on 10/13 (00:00) The health-conscious ethos of Popzup Popcorn (02:10) The insane growth trajectory of Popzup (08:20) Reflecting on Popzup's success (18:40) BTS of Popzup's massive production process (20:22) Introducing The Iron Cactus (27:00) Custom blinds, shades & shutters at Budget Blinds of the Seacoast (28:20) How Chauncey Creek started 70 years ago (29:45) Why Spinney bought the business in the 80s (33:20) What makes Chauncey Creek special (34:54) Inside the lobster-eating experience (45:32) Looking ahead to the future (51:54)