Poplets.

• Position: COLORADO COOL STUFF

The wife-and-husband team of Karen and Tim Bradley bought Rocky Mountain Popcorn in 2007 to capitalize on their respective skills of marketing and packaged goods, and rebranded the company as Open Road Snacks. Explains Karen: "We needed an umbrella brand to tell people what we are all about: better-for-you snacking for people on the go."

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New this summer are Poplets. "It eats like a Corn Nut but it's healthier and seven times softer," explains Karen. Gluten-free and non-GMO, the patent-pending, "partially popped popcorn" comes in three flavors: sea salt and butter, asiago ranch and chile picante.

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