09/13/2025
A Message from the Heart
To Our Pophead Family
Today, we come to you not just as a company, but as people. As a family.
We are mourning the loss of our founder’s mother — Cassandra — a woman whose life, spirit, and story helped shape the very heartbeat of Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Company.
And more than that…
Cassandra was a Pophead.
She believed in what we stood for — joy, love, unity, and making life sweeter.
Her favorite flavor? Garlic Parmesan with Spinach — a savory blend as bold and unforgettable as she was.
Her legacy lives on not just in her daughter, but in every kernel we pop, every smile we spark, and every connection we create.
If you are a praying person, we ask that you lift us up in prayer during this time.
The journey between a mother and daughter is rarely simple. Ours was sweet and salty — filled with moments of love, complexity, resilience, and growth. But it’s that very journey — unique, layered, vibrant, and real — that helped cultivate our founder into the woman she is today:
A nurturing mother.
A loving wife.
A passionate business owner.
A dedicated small business advocate.
And a relentless community connector.
At Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Company, we often say that life is made up of sweet and salty moments. And we believe those moments — the ones that stretch you, change you, and move you — are what make life pop.
Today, our hearts are heavy.
But we don’t just mourn one loss.
We mourn the apathy that lives in our world.
We mourn the absence of empathy and the silence around injustice.
We mourn the disconnect that keeps people from truly seeing one another.
We mourn hatred, poverty, classism, sexism, oppression, abuse, addiction —
and all the things that steal joy from our communities.
Still, even now, we remember:
That something as small as a popped kernel of kettle corn can carry light.
A reminder that even in grief, even in hardship, we keep popping.
Because our brand exists to do more than sell snacks —
We exist to make the world a sweeter place.
Thank you to every Pophead who believes in kindness, connection, and community.
We hope that wherever you are you will continue to speak up, love loudly and Pop with a Purpose.
