C. Cretors & Company

Inventor of The Popcorn Machine

Charles Cretors

History

Charles designed the Peanut Roaster in 1885

1893- Addition of Steam Engine and The Popcorn Machine was born and Introduced at Chicago’s Columbian Exposition

By 1900, Charles had created the first Popcorn Machine to run on

electricity.

Great Depression- Cretors designed machines that could pop and hold more of the product and was incorporated into movie theatres

After WWII, continued expansion into Theater and Concession needs

1965 – Flo Thru machine was invented and patented

Equipment Lines

2 Types of Machines

Food Concession

Industrial

Food Concession Equipment

Small concessions poppers

Large concessions poppers

Display and Cornditioner® cabinets

Gourmet retail equipment

Topping and dispensers

Hot Dog equipment

Cotton Candy Machines

Ice Shavers

Industrial Equipment

Invented and patented in the 1965

Hot air popped or puffed

Produces 80lbs to 5,000lbs an hour!

1st Export

Delft, Holland 1897

Export Standards Export World Wide

1990’s Gold Standard -TUV Product Service from Germany

European Union - instituted consistent standard for participating

countries

EN 60335 (low voltage directive)- established along with EMC directive

Equivalent- UL and ULS

Other Standards - IRAM for Argentina, InMetro for Brazil and PSE for Japan.

Cretors’ on Exports

Testing Agencies

MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet

UL Testing

CE Approval of our Machines

Poppi & UL Smallest air popper

Just introduced at Cinemacon, the largest

and most important gathering of theatre owners

US and Canada approval 1st - UL, CUL (Canada Only) and ULS (Sanitation).

UL – visit facility and review

Processing time - 1-2 months.

EN, EMC and Safety at UL

Expenses

Testing Costs

gathering information

Actual electrical testing

time

Example- Poppi

$11k for UL/ULC & ULS

$11k for EN certification

A larger machine - $15k

Testing Families of Machines = Save!

Research

Key Point – Research first

CE stamps and a Declaration of Conformity

Sourcing parts

Building a Technical File

Waiting for Approval

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