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Pediatric diseases lecturer Porter Anderson, mathematics professor Michael J. Hopkins, government professor Gary King, statistics professor Donald B. Rubin, and biological chemistry professor Kevin Struhl were also elected...
...little company grossed just $1 million that first year, but its founders, Warren Struhl and Richard Demb, had big dreams. Their first shop attracted the attention of Isiah Thomas, head coach of the New York Knicks. Renamed Dale and Thomas Popcorn, after the mayor and the Indiana University hoops legend, the company expects to score $50 million in sales this year and has ambitions "to do to popcorn what Starbucks did to coffee," Thomas says...
...that, Dale and Thomas is trying to re-create the magic that the coach felt in 2003, when he walked into Struhl and Demb's shop (then called Popcorn, Indiana). He was on his way to Madison Square Garden and stopped in for a snack. His first bite took him back to his childhood in Chicago. "I remember thinking, I have to be a part of this," Thomas says. "All of my fond memories come from everyone sitting around, telling stories and sharing a bowl of popcorn...
...than 100 popcorn flavors, from Chocolate Chunk N' Caramel to Sweet Georgia Pecan, and each bowl can by customized with "pop-ins"--sweets like fudge or jelly beans that customers can add to their popcorn. A regular- size bag with the works costs about $6. "Popcorn is a commodity," Struhl says. "We made it into an experience...
...popcorn retailers, like the Popcorn Factory, have grown by selling online, so Dale and Thomas is driving blind, without a trail blazed by another company. Even the business's CEO admits that its rocket-fueled expansion may be a bumpy ride. "When you move this quickly, you make mistakes," Struhl says...