Butterkist Popcorn
Many established and well known companies have fuelled the industry of Barking and Dagenham supplying jobs for people in the community. Butterkist Popcorn is a prime example of this.
Butterkist beace one of Dagenhams's most celebrated enterprises between the 1950's and 1980, where it became the worlds largest popcorn factory. Unfortunately the factory was unfortunately demolished in 1993.