About Us

For Alison and Scott Hern, the idea for a popcorn store came from frequent family trips to the Dallas area. Almost every time they'd go up, they'd stop at one the popcorn shops in the North Dallas suburbs. Fast forward a few years - Alison & Scott knew they wanted to own their own business after their two sons left home. They tossed around a few different ideas but kept coming back to popcorn. A vision blossomed. Gourmet candy and confections were another fondness they shared, and North Austin seemed like a prime location. Soon their vision was a reality...on paper. 

It took a lot of time, effort and investment to locate a good location for their store, which they named Austin Gourmet Popcorn (like all of us at the shop, they *love* Austin), remodel the inside, buy equipment, stock the store, and do all the 12,746 other things you have to do to open a food business in Austin.

The store opened on Halloween Eve in October, 2015. Eventually, we added two additional stores in Pflugerville and Lakeway - just in time for COVID shutdowns.  Those retail stores closed in 2022, and the Anderson Mill store closed in 2025.  We are online only now, still producing great popcorn and gift..