Old World Popcorn Production Planning

Overview

Old World Popcorn is a growing product line for ^[1] on Amazon, having gone from a dead stop to approximately $6,000/month in sales as of October 2025. While current inventory is healthy, lead times for production and shipping require proactive planning to avoid future stockouts.

Current Inventory Status

As of the ^[2], Old World Popcorn inventory is solid at greater than 3 months of supply on hand. This is not an immediate concern, but the lead time for the next production run makes early planning essential.

Notably, white Old World Popcorn is outselling yellow — consistent with a broader pattern observed across Doodla's popcorn SKUs.

Production Lead Time Considerations

The production cycle for Old World Popcorn is long enough that planning must begin well in advance:

Production preparation: ~1–2 months to get inventory ready to ship
Shipping to Amazon FBA: ~1 additional month

This means the effective lead time from initiating a production run to having inventory available on Amazon is 2–3 months. With 3+ months of current stock, the window to begin planning is now — not when stock runs low.

Bag Quality Issue

Customer complaints about the current bags are an open issue that must be resolved before the next production run. The next run should use new, improved bags to address these complaints. This is a prerequisite for the next order, not an afterthought.

Karly initiated contact with Lucy (the production contact) on 2025-11-03 to begin scoping the next run and confirm the status of bag sourcing.

Action Items (as of 2025-11-03)

[x] Karly emailed Lucy to begin planning the next production run
[ ] Confirm bag sourcing progress with Gilbert/Lucy before committing to production order
[ ] Determine target quantity for next run based on current sales velocity (~$6k/month)

Key Contacts

Lucy — Production contact for Old World Popcorn; point of contact for run scheduling and bag sourcing
Gilbert — Handles inventory tracking and FBA shipment coordination

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