14 days and counting ‘til Christmas!  It’s the time of year filled with sweet treats and those infamous popcorn tins. You know the ones with Frosty the Snowman on the side and filled with different flavors – usually super cheesy, salty and caramel.  If you’re looking for a gift that’s not filled with all those holiday calories that you promise yourself you’ll start working off right after the New Year – a resolution I fail to keep every year – try popcorn! The Popcorn Palace offers a unique selection of tasty holiday treats: Cinnamon Spice, Coconut Cloud Nine, Chocolate Drizzle Caramel Corn, Macadamia Butter Crunch and Berry Your Blues.

Small businesses pop up every day, but only some of them succeed and grow large enough to pop up on national television and find a spot on Inc. 500’s prominent list. Tim Heitmann started with just a small retail store in Chicago 15 years ago and continues to grow ever year. Today he sells and ships 29 varieties of gourmet popcorn to customers all over the country and has been featured on shows with Al Roker and Rachel Ray on the Food Network.

All holiday orders are popped, packed and shipped the same day. “A lot of work goes into producing our micro-batch popcorn, so naturally, maintaining the quality of our product is very important to us,” Heitmann said. The company’s meticulous production operation is the same even during the busy holiday season when orders double. The company depends on UPS to deliver those shipments on time. “We love our drivers who sometimes need to come later to get those last-minute orders.”

If you can’t pop into one of two Chicago locations, you can order online. Through the UPS Small Biz Daily Deals promotion, Popcorn Palace is offering free ground shipping to @UPS Twitter followers using the coupon code: UPSSHIP. Hurry and place your order today – the offer expires on December 13 at midnight CST.