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An Insider’s Guide to Bulk Caramel Popcorn from Indiam

If you’ve ever wondered why caramel popcorn keeps quietly winning shelf space and airline carts, you’re not alone. Based in 33 Gongye Road, Jinzhou City, Hebei, China, Hebei Cici Co., Ltd. has pushed the baked-popcorn category forward with its Indiam line—clean label, scalable, and frankly, snackable. I’ve toured enough snack facilities to be a bit jaded, but this one lands the details.

Market pulse: why baked caramel is having a moment

Retail buyers keep asking for three things: baked (not fried), short ingredient decks, and dependable crispness throughout the supply chain. Clean-label claims—non-GMO, no artificial flavors, gluten-free, trans-fat free—fit neatly with that. Indiam checks those boxes, and to be honest, consistency matters more than you’d think when cartons travel across humid ports and dry warehouses.

Core specs at a glance

Product: Grain Snacks Caramel Flavor Popcorn (Indiam brand). Packing is a practical cup format that merchandises well and survives courier abuse better than pouches, in my experience.

Parameter	Typical value	Notes (≈ real-world)
Format	118 g/cup, 30 cups/CTN	Pallet patterns vary by region
Flavor	Caramel (baked)	Even coating, glossy finish
Ingredients	Non-GMO corn, sugar, oil, salt	No artificial ingredients or flavors
Moisture (finished)	≤ 2.2%	Aw ≈ 0.40–0.45 for crunch
Shelf life	9–12 months	20–25°C; RH
Certifications	ISO 22000, HACCP, HALAL, FDA	Documentation on request

Process flow, testing, and service life

Materials: non-GMO kernels with high expansion, refined sugar, vegetable oil, salt. Methods: hot-air popping → caramel cook to target Brix → enrobing in a rotating tumbler → baking/setting → rapid cooling tunnel → sieving → metal detection → cup filling and sealing.

Testing standards include ISO 22000 and HACCP frameworks on-site; routine checks for moisture/aw, visual defects, and APC/yeast & mold by recognized methods (e.g., FDA BAM; ISO yeast/mold). The result is that Bulk Caramel Popcorn maintains crispness across transit, with real-world crunch retention up to 10–12 months depending on handling.

Where it shines

Use cases: national supermarkets, cinema concessions, airline catering, vending, e-commerce bundles, corporate gifting. Many buyers mention “uniform coating, not sticky,” which—surprisingly—still isn’t universal in the category.

Vendor	Method	Clean-label	Certs	MOQ ≈	OEM	Notes
Indiam (Hebei Cici)	Baked	Non-GMO, gluten-free, no artificial	ISO22000, HACCP, HALAL, FDA	300 CTN	Yes	Strong crunch stability
Vendor X (Generic Fryer)	Fried	Varies	HACCP only	500 CTN	Limited	Higher oil residue
Vendor Y (Local Boutique)	Small-batch baked	Often clean label	Local approvals	50 CTN	Yes (basic)	Great flavor, limited scale

Customization and OEM

Indiam accepts OEM: private labels, cup artwork, carton prints, barcode/GTIN setup, and sweetness tuning (caramel Brix ≈ 75–82). Cup sizes and portion-control variants are available on request. For Bulk Caramel Popcorn in mixed pallets, coordinate lead times with QC sample retention (I guess this saves headaches later).

Field notes (mini case studies)

Cinema chain: moved to baked format; reported fewer sticky clumps and faster concession turnover.
Airline caterer: 118 g cups slotted neatly in trolleys; crunch held after tarmac heat swings.
E-commerce seller: 30-cup cartons survived courier drop tests with minimal breakage.