Cactus Corn, Restoration HQ, and a Partnership 25 Years in the Making
Michelle Glicksman of Scottsdale.com put the same questions to Chris Levandowski and Restoration HQ founder Sergei Guk. The two were high school friends who lost touch for nearly 20 years, reconnected through the Entrepreneurs' Organization, and now work together on custom Cactus Corn bags that Restoration HQ sends to its clients. Chris covers the flavors, the sidewalk outside Chase Field in 1998, and the line he would print on every bag: "Earned, not handed."
The Phoenix Business Journal profiled Cactus Corn for its Made in Arizona series on September 21, 2026. The full story is for subscribers, so here is the short version from our side of the kettle.
Scottsdale.com put Chris Levandowski and Restoration HQ founder Sergei Guk side by side for Feature Friday. High school friends who reconnected after 20 years through EO, and now a custom popcorn bag partnership. Here is what the story covered.
A Phoenix popcorn family's guide to game day food at State Farm Stadium, from fresh kettle corn to four custom flavors made with Someburros and Spinato's.
Phoenix New Times spent a morning in our Phoenix kettle corn kitchen. Here is what the story covered, from game two outside Chase Field in 1998 to 10,000 pounds a month and State Farm Stadium this football season.
The wedding favor guests actually finish. Southwest popcorn favors, bulk bags, and custom tins for Arizona weddings and events, made in Phoenix since 1998.
Quantity, tin size, artwork, flavors, shipping, and timing. Here is how a custom branded popcorn tin order actually works, plus four questions worth asking any vendor before you buy.
An honest buyer's guide to popcorn of the month clubs: what to look for, whether a subscription is worth it, and how the Cactus Corn club works. Fresh Southwest flavors shipped monthly from Phoenix.
If you run a shop, an office, or an event and need wholesale popcorn in Arizona, here is how bulk, resale, and custom Cactus Corn orders work, from a Phoenix family popping since 1998.
What Southwest gift shop, museum store, and visitor center buyers need to source Arizona-made food: real margins, case packs, shelf life, how national park and museum stores actually approve product, and a list of Arizona makers worth calling. Our competitors are on that list.
