This Page is Under Construction for 2026
The Popcorn program enables your unit to do the things you want without running many fund raisers. By selling popcorn in the fall, you can support an entire year of Scouting for your unit. This is an officially approved council supported unit money-earning project that many packs, troops and crews participate in each year.
Popcorn Kernels use this link to Register (or reregister): Register or Reregister Here
Dates Not Updated for 2026:
Here are some of the import dates:
- Mid-June through September – Council-wide trainings
- May 1 through December 30 – Online Popcorn Sales
- August 2 – Order #1 pick-up, Store Front & Wagon sales begin
- August 29 – Order #2 pick-up
- September 22 to 24 – Amnesty Return Days
- October 3 – Order #3 pick-up
- October 24 – Final Popcorn Returns
- October 27 – Final orders due online, Continue to submit all Prize Orders
- November 8 – Final Order pick-up, PAYMENT IN FULL is due
- November 21 – Last date to submit ALL prize orders
- December 2 – 2025 popcorn wrap-up meeting
- December 6 – 2025 Top 100 recognition event
Training – Updated for 2026:
Various Dates/Times Between June 8 and September 14
- 12 Council-Wide Sessions (90 minutes).
- Sign-up is required so we can send you the Zoom link and verify your training.
- Due to the anticipated redesign of the Trail’s End Leader Portal, there will be no returning vs new leader training.
Go to https://scoutingevent.com/358-PopTrain, select the date of the training you are interested in, and complete the registration.
There are 3 ways to sell popcorn:
- Storefront Sale – A sale in front of a store or other high volume, high traffic location. The sale is entered using the Trail’s End app.
- Wagon Sale – The Scout asks friends, family and neighbors to order popcorn and enters the sale using the Trail’s End app.
- Paper Order form (sales still need to be entered using the Trail’s End app.
- Online Direct Sale – The Scout shares their popcorn online direct page with friends and family and they use the direct link or the Scout’s popcorn ID to order their popcorn.
Popcorn products are divided into 3 groups: Storefront, Wagon and Online.
Storefront Products can be ordered 3 times during the sale: July 16th, August 18th and September 25th. All products are ordered by the case. Council will have extra inventory but not large quantities. All units are encouraged to manage their own inventory. Please email if you want to pick-up council inventory to check availability.
Inventory Management
Important Dates
 | Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn Bag $20 per bag 12 bags per case 7.5 Cups | 4.5 oz | Popping Corn Jar $20 per jar 9 jars per case 28 oz. |  |
 | White Cheddar Bag $20 per bag 12 bags per case 16.5 Cups | 6 oz | Salted Caramel Corn Bag $20 per bag 12 bags per case 5 Cups | 11 oz |  |
| Microwave Butter Popcorn $25 per box 6 boxes per case 12 microwave bags |  |
Wagon Products are ordered by October 27th for pick-up on November 8th. Chocolatey Pretzels are available in addition to the Storefront products above. Orders are by cases and individual pieces.
 | Chocolatey Pretzels Bag $30 per bag 12 bags per case 12 oz |
Heroes & Helper Donations are available anytime. Just order through the App.
 | Custom Donation Any full dollar amount starting at $5.00 |
Here is a link to the Product List.
How Many Cases of Popcorn will Fit in my Car?
Online Products are ordered directly from Trail’s End by the customer. There is an assortment of products some of which are not availble any other way. Products are priced according to a national sale, not a local sale. Products are shipped directly to the customer. The customer can assign credit for the sale to an individual Scout when they place the order.
Here is information on Scout Rewards & Incentives:
- Participation Items for any Scout who sells one thing
- Rewards for those Scouts who do not have 500 Trail’s End points
- Trail’s End Rewards for 500 or more Trail’s End points
- Heroes and Helpers Special Patch
- $1,000 Club
- Free Week at Camp
- Top Sellers Reward
- List of all Scout Rewards & Incentives
Here is information on Pack/Troop/Crew Rewards & Incentives:
- How much money will we earn – Commission Structure
- New Selling Pack/Troop/Crew Incentive
Commission is the money earned by a pack/troop/crew or single selling Scout (Team). There is a base commission of 32% and the oportunity to earn additional commissions to raise the total to 40%.
Your commission will be subtracted from what is owed to council so you keep it.
This commission structure is for Storefront and Wagon sales only.
Online sales have a fixed commission of 30%.
- Start with 32%
- 1% for having a PPC trained kernel
- 2% for having a Kick-Off and submitting verification
- 5% for achieving Sales Success – individual details will be emailed to the primary popcorn kernel by the end of June.
- Start with 32%
- 2% for Preparing
- Up to 6% for achieving Sales Success
If you are new to selling popcorn we have many resources to help you.
- Create your account in the Trail’s End Popcorn System
- Sign Up for Training
- Invite your Scouts to sign up using your pack/troop/crew’s communication system.
- Invite Scouts to sign up using the Trail’s End popcorn system.
- Invite Other Adults to help you
- Special Incentives just for you:
- How Much Money will you earn?
- Borrow a Popcorn Machine for your Kick-Off
- Important Dates
- Product List and Pricing
- Inventory Management
- How Many Cases of Popcorn will Fit in my Car?
For the Popcorn Kernel:
- Getting Started
- Trail’s End Leader’s Guide
- Invite Scouts to sign up using your pack/troop/crew’s communication system.
- Inviting Scouts to sign up using the Trail’s End popcorn system.
- Inviting Other Adults to help with popcorn.
- General Information
- Dates and Contacts
- Products and Prices
- Inventory Management
- How Much Popcorn will Fit in my Car
- Paper Order form (sales still need to be entered using the Trail’s End app)
- Nutrition Facts
- Commission Levels
- Popcorn Machine Rental
- Storefront Sales
- Placing a Storefront Order
- Claiming a Trail’s End booked store
- Setting up a Storefront Locations you booked
- COI Request and COI Information for stores that you booked
- Adding Sales to a Storefront after it is over
- Wagon Sales
- Placing a Wagon Order
- Paper Order Form – Sales still must be entered using the Trail’s End app.
- Incentives
- Here is the link to the Trail’s End Knowledge Base.
- There are also short YouTube videos under Training when you are on your Trail’s End Leader webpage.
Scouts sell as part of their pack, troop or crew. They are “invited” by their Popcorn Kernel or they can go online and “sign up“.
If your pack / troop / crew isn’t selling popcorn, you can sell as an individual seller.
Once you have a Trail’s End account, just download the Trail’s End App and start selling!
Here are some helpful Selling Resources:
- Scout and Parent Guide
- Scout Sales Pitch
- Setting up a Blue Tooth Square Credit Card Reader
- Taking Payments with Your Phone
- Popcorn Nutritional Facts
- Paper Order form (sales still need to be entered using the Trail’s End app)
Short Trail’s End Videos for the Scout & Parent:
- The Sales Pitch
- Answers for the Excuses
- The Scout Role
- Storefront Prep
- The Parent Role
- What Selling Teaches
Here is information on Scout Rewards & Incentives:
- Participation Items for any Scout who sell one thing
- Rewards for those Scouts who do not have 500 Trail’s End Reward points
- Trail’s End Rewards for 500 or more Trail’s End Reward points
- Heroes and Helpers Special Patch
- $1,000 Club
- Free Week at Camp
- Top Sellers
- List of all Scout Rewards & Incentives
Step-by-step instructions for everything.
For the Scout & the Parent:
- Scout & Parent Guide
- Signing up for a Storefront Shift
- Setting up a Blue Tooth Square Credit Card Reader
- Taking Payments with Your Phone
- The Scout Sales Pitch
- Paper Order form (sales still need to be entered using the Trail’s End app)
- Trail’s End Rewards Flyer
For the Popcorn Kernel:
- Getting Started
- Onboarding and Committing Your Unit
- Trail’s End Leader’s Guide
- Invite your Scouts to sign up using your pack/troop/crew’s communication system.
- Inviting Scouts to sign up using the Trail’s End popcorn system.
- Inviting Other Adults to help with popcorn.
- Storefront Sales
- Placing a Storefront Order
- How Many Popcorn Cases will fit in my in my car?
- Claiming a Trail’s End booked store
- Setting up a Storefront Location you booked
- COI Request and COI Information for stores that you booked
- Adding Sales to a Storefront after it is over
- Wagon Sales
- Placing a Wagon Order
Here are links to all this year’s Popcorn Newsletters:
- October 29, 2025 – All About prizes
- October 27, 2025 – Order #4 / Final Order, Invoice Update, Important Date
- October 17, 2025 – Final Return Days, Order#4 / Final Order, Important Dates
- October 10, 2025 – Final Returns, Final Order, Kickoff Commission Added, Dates
- October 1, 2025 – Kickoff Commission Added, Storefront Sales Aids, New Unit Promo, Important Dates
- September 22, 2025 – Order#3, Amnesty Return Days, Kickoff, New Unit Promotion
- September 18, 2025 – Inventory Management, Storefront Information, New Order, Kickoff, Training Commission
- September 9, 2025 – Kickoff, New Unit Promotion, Training Commission Added, Storefron Information
- August 18, 2025 – Added Training Date, 2nd Order, Kickoff, New Unit Promotion, Update Scout App
- August 12, 2025 – Added Training Date, 2nd Order, Kickoff, New Unit Promotion, Update Scout App
- August 5, 2025 – Final Training Dates, 2nd Popcorn Order, Inventory Management, Kick-Off, Storefronts
- July 22, 2025 – Trail’s End Storefronts, 1st Popcorn Order Pickup, Inventory Management, Important Dates
- July 10, 2025 – 1st Order, Inventory Management, Important Dates
- July 2, 2025 – 1st Order Due, Inventory Management, Training Dates, PPC Popcorn Webpage Updated
- May 30, 2025 – Training, Dates, Inventory Management, PPC Popcorn Webpage Updated
- May 5, 2025 – Commit to Sale, Set a Goal, Training, Dates, Inventory Management
- April 22, 2025 – Kernels Update, Training, Dates, Inventory Management, 2024 Top Sellers
- March 25, 2025 – Dates, Inventory Management, Kernels Resign-up or Sign-up
| Council Popcorn Kernel | Sage Lichtenwalner | Council Staff Advisor | Jason Dugan | 973-348-9048 | |
| Council Support | Beth Miller-Porter | 973-765-9322 x259 | |||
| Fishawack Kernel | Tim Sugrue | 973-635-0272 | Fishawack Executive | Shawn Trimmer | 973-255-6188 |
| Pioneer Kernel | Martha Kamichoff | 908-403-0368 | Pioneer Executive | Brian Day | 862-345-4892 |
| Raritan Valley Kernel | Raquel Roben | 732-253-0168 | Raritan Valley Executive | 973-900-0919 | |
| Skylands Kernel | Open | Skylands Executive | Rob Behan | 973-714-3281 |
Scout Prize Forms (most have a link to order online also):
Unit Incentive Forms:
Items to Help Your Sale:
- Pocorn Machine Rental
- COI Request & COI Guidelines for stores you reserve yourself
- Invite Scouts to sign up using your pack/troop/crew’s communication system.
- Inviting Scouts to sign up using the Trail’s End popcorn system.
Single Seller Form for the Scout selling without a pack/troop/crew.