The new Act II Popcorn commercial is simplicity at its best and makes commercial breaks – at most times quite annoying – a welcome diversion. The TVC has been conceptualised by Robby Mathew ...

Commercial large-scale popcorn machines were invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century. Many types of small-scale home methods for popping corn also exist.

These methods require the use of minimally processed popping corn. A larger-scale, commercial popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century.

Owing to its popularity, the first commercial popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretor in Chicago, which used to work with steam.

Chicago, the birthplace of the popcorn machine thanks to C. Cretors & Co., no longer will be home to the historic manufacturer — it's leaving for west suburban Wood Dale.