Act II is an American brand of
microwave popcorn
Microwave popcorn is a convenience food consisting of unpopped popcorn in an enhanced, sealed paper bag intended to be heated in a microwave oven. In addition to the dried corn, the bags typically contain cooking oil with sufficient saturated f ...
that is ostensibly based on the look and taste of
movie theater
A movie theater (American English) or cinema (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a movie house, cinema hall, picture house, picture theater, the movies, the pictures, or simply theater, is a business ...
popcorn. It is currently made and distributed by
Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restaurants, ...
. Act II was preceded in the popcorn market by Act I (popcorn in theaters), an early microwave popcorn that had to be stored in the refrigerator due to its real butter content.
Overview
Act I was introduced in 1981. In 1984, Act II, a
shelf stable microwave popcorn was released, becoming the first mass-marketed microwave popcorn. The popcorn bag used in Act II was invented by James Watkins, a former engineer for the
Pillsbury Company
Pillsbury is an American brand of baking and dough products, marketed by General Mills and Brynwood Partners. Pillsbury products include refrigerated and frozen dough products, including the Toaster Strudel, marketed by General Mills; and shel ...
in Minneapolis, MN and then Founder/President of Golden Valley Microwave Foods.
Manufacturing
Act II was manufactured by the Golden Valley Microwave Foods (frequently abbreviated as GVMF on the packaging) company of
Edina, Minnesota
Edina ( , ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 53,494 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 18th most populous ci ...
. GVMF was later bought by ConAgra Foods in 1991.
The Edina facility was closed and manufacturing moved to other manufacturing plants in the US and Mexico.
See also
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List of popcorn brands
This is a list of notable popcorn brands. Popcorn, also known as popping corn, is a type of corn (maize, ''Zea mays'' var. ''everta'') that expands from the seed, kernel and puffs up when heated. Popcorn is able to pop because its kernels have a ...
References
External links
Official Website
Popcorn brands
Conagra Brands brands
Products introduced in 1981
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