Everything you need to know about microwave popcorn

Microwave popcorn - the very first use of microwave heating in the 1940s - had accounted for $240 million in annual U.S. popcorn sales in the 1990s. Today, more than 80% of U.S. consumers' households own microwaves - that is over 73 million microwaves in homes alone! Outside of the home, people of all ages enjoy the taste of warm, freshly popped popcorn, too. With the time and preparation convenience microwavable popcorn offers, you can see popcorn 'poppin' up' as an afternoon snack at work or after school, and in dormitories and hotel rooms.