Popcorn Cart Catering
in Los Angeles,
Orange County & beyond.
Fresh-popped with organic kernels, real ghee, and zero seed oils. Your go-to popcorn vendor for weddings, corporate events, and brand activations.
Or email us at hello@thejollysheep.com
Trusted by event teams across Los Angeles and Orange County
Trusted by 100+ brands and event producers since 2019. Full-time professional staff. Up to 500 servings/hour at live events, and custom cart setups for private events.
We don’t make your typical popcorn.
There’s a secret hiding behind a lot of our favorite nostalgic pastime treats: industrial seed oils, artificial flavors, petroleum-derived preservatives, and too much sugar. (We know, we make cotton candy…) That’s why we started The Jolly Sheep! Take all the naughty treats we know and love and give them a quality ingredient makeover — for less of the guilty and more of the pleasure.
Their popcorn…
Ingredients:
Popcorn, Salt, artificial color (yellow #5 and 6), artificial butter flavor, Oil: may contain one or more of the following oils: (corn, canola, sunflower, safflower, non-hydrogenated coconut, soybean, beta carotene, artificial butter flavor.), TBHQ.
Cart:
Red carnival style, big yellow popcorn sign
Our popcorn!
Organic popcorn kernel
specially sourced!
Organic oils and butter
Ghee, avocado, olive.
Seasonings
Special US-sourced salt, in-house mixing.
Organic sugar
Perfect kettle corn ratio for everyone.
Organic flavor
Butter, caramel, cheddar, strawberry, and more!
Popped fresh to order
Custom-branded carts, carnival or modern aesthetics.
Try 30+ cotton candy flavors and colors as kettle corn!
INCLUDED WITH EVERY POPCORN CART BOOKING
DEDICATED ATTENDANT
Our trained and caring in-house staff takes care of your popcorn cart rental with load-in, service, and load-out.
Load-in and load-out included in base quotes. 1 hour arrival before service start; departure at service end.
CUSTOM CART
Choose your umbrella (white, black stripe, or blue stripe) and countertop accent. The cart matches your event aesthetic.
See more about customizing your cart + bars and other catering platforms →
FLAVORS & SERVICE
Choose 1 flavor per service from our menu below
Custom box labels: 2.5” round full color labels
Minimum 2-hour service window, 50 guests and up.
Scales for longer events and larger crowds.
TRAVEL & BOOKING
No travel fee within 30 miles of Norwalk, CA.
Taxes are built into the quote. No surprise line items.
Fully refundable 50% deposit on events secures your booking on our calendar.
Get a booking estimate in under 2 minutes! We’ll follow up within 24 hours for exact pricing for your event.
See our 12 other specialty catering services for an all-in-one event booking!
Our Popcorn Menu
ORGANIC • GLUTEN FREE • VEGAN*
*Cheddar popcorn excluded
CLASSICS REINVENTED
THE JOLLY SHEEP’S WHITE KETTLE CORN
CARAMEL KETTLE
+$0.25/serv.
CHEDDAR* +$0.50/serv.
COTTON CANDY KETTLE CORN (30+ FLAVORS→)
+$0.25 per serv. for color | +$0.50 per serv. for flavor | +$0.75 per serv. for both
RASPBERRY
CHAMPAGNE KETTLECORN
PUMPKIN SPICE KETTLE CORN
EARL GREY KETTLE CORN
ORGANIC BUTTER FLAVOR
SEA SALT + OLIVE OIL
(OR AVOCADO)
CUSTOM REQUESTS
(Quoted at additional costs)
NORI CITRUS ROSEMARY POPCORN
CHOCOLATE & PEANUT POPCORN
COTTON CANDY KETTLE CORN
STRAWBERRY KETTLE CORN
CATERING ADD-ONS
TOPPINGS
Chocolate drizzle, melted ghee*, honey roasted peanuts — our popcorn isn’t too sweet so it’s the perfect base for more decadence. See additional pricing in the menu above.
FULL PRINT CUSTOM BOXES
Choose full wrap around print boxes for a more custom moment. Longer lead-times apply, quoted based on volume.
BRANDED POPCORN MACHINES
Our popcorn machine panels are perfect for custom vinyl branding. Starting at $75 additional.
Share take-home cotton candy or popcorn favors with your guests or order solo if you’re skipping the catering. Ask us about bundled catering pricing.
Site Requirements
POWER
A single popcorn machine requires a full 15A/20A circuit — machines draw up to 1100W of power.
Any additional items added to the same circuit, such as high-powered DJ equipment, extensive lighting, bouncers, or additional catering machines will trip the breaker. We’d hate to see all the lights go off when the popcorn machine starts up!
We provide extensions to set up as far as 100 feet away from the nearest outlet.
Don’t forget to ask us about generator rentals!
SPACE, CLEARANCE, LOAD IN/OUT
See the image to the right for reference.
Setup area: With umbrella we recommend at least an 8 x 8 ft. area, with at least 5 ft. distance from any rear walls.
Height: The umbrella requires 10 ft. of vertical clearance.
Width: Measure your spaces to ensure we can reach your intended service area. Our carts vary in size and need from 30 to 36” width to pass.
Stairs/Hard to reach areas: We may need to charge a service fee for additional labor if the cart needs to be carried up long flights of stairs. Best discussed during the booking process.
Trusted by Brands and SoCal Families
"The Jolly Sheep did a popcorn event for our corporate viewing party. The popcorn was amazing — professional, accommodating, and overall great service."
— Gil Klein · Corporate viewing party
"The popcorn and cotton candy moments we did were stunning, well organized and delicious. They thought of all logistics in advance — down to the smallest detail."
— Kylee Roberts
"We've partnered with them for cotton candy, popcorn, and shaved ice — reliable, punctual, and they deliver exactly what they promise. 10/10."
— Tierney F · Experiential Marketing, FIGS
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. We use commercial-grade poppers that output up to 240 servings per hour. For larger events we run 2-3 machines simultaneously, pushing throughput to 700+ servings/hour at peak. Just as important: we pop in batches throughout the service window — typically every 15-20 minutes — so what's coming out of the cart is always fresh, not pre-bagged unless part of the plan.
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All of our popcorn is naturally gluten-free. Most options are vegan-friendly and non-GMO. Our optional melted ghee topping and cheddar options contain dairy. Our kettle corn, avocado oil & sea salt, olive oil & sea salt, caramel kettle, and cotton candy inspired flavors are all vegan and dairy-free. Standard popcorn is nut-free — toppings vary, so share dietary needs in your quote request and we'll confirm.
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Yes — any of our 30+ cotton candy flavors are available as kettle corn. Strawberry, Blueberry, Green Apple, and Lemon make great kettle corn, with or without additional food coloring.
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Color shows up across three touchpoints: custom-color kettle corn (tinted in any color you specify), branded packaging (custom-printed labels and full-print boxes with your colors), and cart aesthetic (carnival or modern styles). Our kernels and flavors are organic, but the colors on custom-color kettle corn use professional food-grade colorants — not natural by default. If your event requires 100% natural coloring, we can accommodate with a more limited shade range. Our standard varieties have no added colors at all.
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Standard catering with our existing flavors and standard 2.5" custom labels: as little as 7-10 days, with rush turnaround available for tighter timelines. Full-print custom boxes: 3-4 weeks (printer turnaround drives the timeline). For peak season weekends, the earlier the better.
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From 50-guest weddings to multi-day brand activations serving thousands. For high-volume events we deploy multiple machines, carts, and staff — or industrial kettle corn machines for festival scale. Share your guest count in your quote request and we'll confirm what we can deliver.
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Our popcorn cart is the same base we built for our cotton candy service — and many of our other catering services. We mount our custom gold-painted commercial popcorn machines on top, available in a few different styles, all finished in gold. For brand activations, machine top panels accept full-color vinyl wraps for custom branding. Prefer a traditional red-and-white cart or another color treatment instead? We can customize the cart finish to match — share your event aesthetic in your quote request and we'll work from there.
More questions? See our full catering FAQ →
Ready to book?
Or reach us directly:
hello@thejollysheep.com · 213-204-3189