Kansas
Average annual sales
$195,000
Items sold
12 million
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With a goal to make his farm sustainable, a Kansas farmer turned to Amazon—and grew 30% year-over-year
Princeton, KS
Princeton Popcorn
The founder of Princeton Popcorn set out to make his first-generation Kansas farm sustainable by turning his harvest into a brand. His original plan was to sell a ready-to-eat product through grocery stores, but he quicklyrealized cracking into thesupermarketaisle wasnearly impossiblefor independent labels like his.Sohepivoted, andlaunched his made-in-America popcorn in the Amazon store, selling directly from his rural Kansas fields to customers nationwide.Since then, his Amazon sales havegrown 30% year over yearthanks in part toFulfillment by Amazon, which Ralph usesto move products from rural Kansas to homes across the country.
Pawstruck grows into a multimillion-dollar venture with Amazon
Grand Bend, KS
Pawstruck
In the past decade, Kyle Goguen has grown Pawstruck from a one-man venture into a successful household brand with 50 employees—adding 10 new hires in 2023 alone.
“Amazon grew with us as we grew,” Goguen said. “We just focused on the brand and the sales, and Amazon took care of the rest.”
“Amazon grew with us as we grew,” Goguen said. “We just focused on the brand and the sales, and Amazon took care of the rest.”