Doc Popcorn Holding Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research

Donate $1 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure at Doc Popcorn's Vernon Hills location and receive a $1 coupon to use during your next visit.

Want to help raise money for breast cancer awareness and enjoy a tasty treat? Doc Popcorn stores, including the one inside Westfield Hawthorn Mall, are participating in a "Popping for Pink" campaign through the month of October. When a customer donates $1 to breast cancer awareness at Doc Popcorn, he or she will receive a $1 coupon to use during his or her next visit. "It's a great way for us to help create funds for breast cancer awareness," said Mehb Khoja, owner of the Vernon Hills location. Khoja said the proceeds from his store will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The donations will be partially matched by Doc Popcorn's headquarters. Khoja said he got the idea to donate the funds to Susan G. Komen from a colleague, as well …

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Doc Popcorn

A new popcorn shop is opening soon!

With our “fro-yo” (the cool way to say frozen yogurt) needs happily met with our local Swirlcup in Lincolnshire, it’s exciting to for me to announce our salty cravings will soon be met as well. Long Grove residents Ellen and Bruce Burr are opening a stand-alone kiosk in Hawthorn Mall where they will be selling gourmet popcorn. Doc Popcorn offers a healthier snack alternative and they boast using whole-grain, non-GMO kernels (non-genetically modified kernels) in 100 percent corn oil, making all of their products low in fat and free of trans fats and cholesterol. Bruce previously owned a commercial laundry business for 28 years and was looking to start a new entrepreneurial chapter in his life. He said, “I began working with a business coach…

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