Popcorn is a popular snack to enjoy while watching sports, movies or binging our favourite TV shows.

With that in mind, a local vendor is there to satisfy that need next time you’re watching the tube.

“Gourmet popcorn is our primary thing. We have 14 flavours available,” said Luc Forest, The Sweet Aisle’s co-owner.

Located in a covered-in stall immediately next to Soo Market’s west entrance, The Sweet Aisle has been in operation for the past four years.

Forst co-owns The Sweet Aisle with his wife Kathryn.

“We make all our gourmet popcorn at our production space on Wilson Street,” he told SooToday on Saturday.

Some of The Sweet Aisle’s many flavoured popcorns are especially popular with customers.

“Our number one is our Muddy Buddy popcorn, which is milk chocolate, peanut butter and icing sugar. Then there’s our caramel popcorn. We make it from scratch in small batches, and then there’s our cheddar and dill,” he said.

Forest is the original owner of the Sault’s Cornucopia Gourmet Popcorn.

“I started Cornucopia in 2019. We sold it and went out west but we moved back to the Sault and started The Sweet Aisle.”

He and his wife recently started selling candy along with their popcorn.

“We bring them in from different places throughout Ontario, and we have flavours like fudge or salt water taffy. We’ve also introduced our own candy mixes. We have 11 different candies in 10 ounce bags.”

He said making popcorn is his passion.

“I have fun with this. I love creating new flavours. I like watching the reactions of people when they eat our popcorn. I put a lot of care into what I make,” Forst said.

He also believes in quality, not quantity, when making popcorn.

“I take my time with it. I make sure I make just enough to sell over a short period of time. I want to make sure you get the best product all the time.”

The Sweet Aisle is open for business each Saturday at Soo Market, its popcorn also available at Huckson’s Water Depot, Big Arrow Variety, Gas Bar and Takeout in Garden River First Nation and at Up North Convenience on Gore Street.

As a west-end pharmacy manager, Forest said he and his wife love what they do.

“To me it doesn’t feel like work. If I could do this full time I would,” Luc said.