E.W. Hobbs

Once started as a concession stand inside the Willows Pavilion, E.W. Hobbs became a fixture at the Salem Willows for their homemade ice cream, salt-water taffy and freshly made popcorn, with real butter!
Everett L. Hobbs and Wilbur Eaton were the founders of the National Popcorn Company and opened a plant in Lynn on Western Avenue. In 1897, the men acquired the carousel building at the Willows and sold their wares in this extremely popular amusement park. Hobbs later passed the business to his son Ralph, who in turn handed it over to his son, Everett. Bud "Everett" Hobbs took over full ownership when his father died in 1966. It is now being run by the fourth generation of Hobbses.
In 1906, they introduced a new product, the ice cream cone. Buddy Hobbs had seen these at the New Orleans World's Fair, where French waffle ovens made the cones.

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