DBusiness Magazine
Photograph by J.J. Zielinski
As the new decade dawned, Detroit Popcorn Co. was poised for a record year. So, too, was Ken E. Harris, managing director and CEO of The Harris Financial Group in Pontiac.
As separate companies owned by different principals, the two enterprises were like sovereign countries. And yet, as strange as life can be at times, in 2020 Detroit Popcorn Co. was put up for sale.
“If you had told me at the beginning of 2020 that I would own Detroit Popcorn Co. before the year was out, I would have said that would be amazing. I do love popcorn, but buying the company wasn’t on my radar,” Harris says. “It wasn’t for sale. I wasn’t looking to buy it, and I had enough on my plate as it was.