ABOUT POPPINGFUN
An ingredient full
of possibilities.
A business built from scratch.
A team built to bring
your ideas to life.
At PoppingFUN, an extraordinary ingredient is backed by people who know how to make it work. We have deliberately built and cultivated a team that combines creativity, technical knowledge and a shared commitment to serving customers with excellence in every part of the business.
Excellence grows through people. Ongoing training, practical experience and opportunities to grow help our staff sharpen their skills, take ownership and strengthen the way we work together. Just as our facility was designed specifically for Carbonated Crystals™, our team has been developed with purpose—to meet the demands of a specialized business and keep improving as our customers and opportunities evolve.
Marketing and sales connect customer goals with market opportunities. Research and development translate ideas into workable formulations and applications. Quality and food safety uphold the standards behind our products, while production, plant management and facilities maintenance bring care, consistency and hands-on expertise to our operation. These disciplines work together, making each handoff clear and keeping the customer’s goals in view.
We serve customers ranging from major multinational companies to early-stage startups. Our team understands the detailed specifications, coordinated reviews and production planning of established businesses, as well as the guidance emerging companies need to explore options, define requirements and move an idea forward. From the first conversation through development, sampling, packaging and production, we bring thoughtful recommendations and dependable follow-through.
This culture of curiosity, capability and continuous improvement carries forward the vision that started PoppingFUN: build a business around the remarkable possibilities of Carbonated Crystals™—and develop the people who can help customers realize them.
Lynn A. Hesson
Founder & CEO
That vision began with Lynn A. Hesson, who brought the manufacturing of Carbonated Crystals™ back to the United States after an absence of approximately 25 years. Starting from scratch, he built PoppingFUN into a business with a 35,000-square-foot facility designed specifically for the production and packaging of Crystals—and a team developed to carry the business forward.
During the 1990s, Lynn traveled to more than 40 countries, helping develop the market for Carbonated Crystals™ as food ingredients. Those experiences shaped his belief in an ingredient with extraordinary potential across products, occasions and markets.
Food safety has always been a personal priority. PoppingFUN’s consistently high scores in annual food-safety certification reflect that commitment and the care our team brings to quality and disciplined practices.
Today, Lynn brings decades of practical experience and an enduring enthusiasm for discovery to the company’s work. A familiar food made surprising, a new idea that sparks curiosity, an experience people want to share—these possibilities continue to inspire the team and the customers we serve.
“I have always believed Carbonated Crystals™ are the most exciting and far-reaching ingredient ever devised. We’re still discovering what they can do.”
Lynn A. Hesson · Founder & CEO