Inside Two BELOVED (and Wildly Successful) Seacoast Businesses: Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier + Popzup Popcorn!

<p>Two stories in one podcast?!</p><p>In this special Labor Day episode, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troy_farkas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">host Troy Farkas</a> hears the stories of two beloved Seacoast businesses.</p><p>In Part One, Farkas travels to Somerworth, N.H. for a conversation with the co-founders of <a href="https://popzup.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1749665171&gbraid=0AAAAADjoiphHDo-2ia7MMjvgiyPkBTB6D&gclid=CjwKCAjwwfnUBhAtEiwAfQpAYpjoecZjCVFU-xMW3IGob9cg8yUzNuN68TM8vUkc3l5e_KuP736FbhoC_QoQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Popzup Popcorn</a>, Marty and Julie Lapham. From their factory&#39;s floor, the husband-and-wife team talk about how they got started 10 years ago, the painstaking lengths they&#39;ve taken to get organic &amp; non-GMO labels, the pivotal moments that launched their company into the next stratosphere, the importance of keeping it a family business, and more.</p><p>In Part Two, the show heads to Kittery Point, M.E. to talk to the longtime owner of the legendary <a href="https://www.chaunceycreek.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier</a>, Ron Spinney. Alongside manager Cam Barrett, Spinney tells stories from Chauncey Creek&#39;s 70 years in operation - a seaside joint known for serving steaming hot lobsters, its BYOB policy, and a callback to a simpler time.</p><p>SUPPORT SEACOAST STORIES:</p><ul><li>Follow Seacoast Stories on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seacoast-stories/id1750552627" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3zg7za9HHoJeuQN3JVTJHN?si=93f6aabdddf442a4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> to get our new episodes every week.</li><li>Join our FREE online community, <a href="https://seacoaststories.com/community?from=community-nav" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠The Local Thread⁠⁠</a>, here</li></ul><p><br></p><p>UPCOMING EVENTS:</p><ul><li>Seacoast Stories Dinner Club: We&#39;re back in Manchester, N.H., on Wednesday, October 7! <a href="https://seacoaststories.dnnr.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Book your seat at the table here.⁠</a></li><li>&quot;Seacoast Stories LIVE feat. Victoria Arlen&quot; at The Press Room on Tuesday, October 13! <a href="https://www.portsmouthnhtickets.com/e/seacoast-stories-podcast-live-w-victoria-arlen" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Get your tickets here.</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>SPONSORS:</p><ul><li><a href="https://theironcactus.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqG6R33HzXFyDSJ3aiARlAFwJQYrv5OwwrMGdvEsRi6NZZj8KdO" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠The Iron Cactus</a>: Kingston, N.H.&#39;s home for yoga, infrared saunas, red light therapy, reiki, sound healing, healthy eating, and more.</li><li><a href="https://www.budgetblinds.com/the-seacoast-nh/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Budget Blinds of the Seacoast⁠⁠</a>: Custom blinds, shades, and shutters! Reasonably priced and done right the first time.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS:</p><ul><li>Seacoast Stories LIVE on 10/13 (00:00)</li><li>The health-conscious ethos of Popzup Popcorn (02:10)</li><li>The insane growth trajectory of Popzup (08:20)</li><li>Reflecting on Popzup&#39;s success (18:40)</li><li>BTS of Popzup&#39;s massive production process (20:22)</li><li>Introducing <a href="https://theironcactus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Iron Cactus</a> (27:00)</li><li>Custom blinds, shades &amp; shutters at <a href="https://www.budgetblinds.com/the-seacoast-nh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Budget Blinds of the Seacoast</a> (28:20)</li><li>How Chauncey Creek started 70 years ago (29:45)</li><li>Why Spinney bought the business in the 80s (33:20)</li><li>What makes Chauncey Creek special (34:54)</li><li>Inside the lobster-eating experience (45:32)</li><li>Looking ahead to the futu