Dragon Breath Popcorn Hire & Gourmet Popcorn Carts

Yes, 100%. We use certified food-grade liquid nitrogen, which is pure nitrogen gas chilled to liquid state (nitrogen accounts for 78% of the air we naturally breathe). The liquid nitrogen functions as a rapid freezing medium and is thoroughly strained before serving. When guests crunch the popcorn, the micro-droplets have safely converted to vapour, creating an entertaining, harmless cold condensation cloud.

Because fresh popcorn has a light, airy, and porous cellular structure, it absorbs intense sub-zero temperature when poached. When placed into your warm mouth and crunched, your natural body heat and the moisture in your breath instantly cause the cold gas to condense into thick, rolling white clouds that escape through your lips and nostrils.

Yes! In fact, combining our live liquid nitrogen services is one of our most popular catering formats. You can pair Dragon’s Breath Popcorn with our Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream – serving steaming popcorn over freshly churned ice cream in crisp waffle cones or dessert cups. You can also pair it with The Lolly Lab, where flash-frozen gourmet ice lollies are dipped in melted Belgian chocolate and coated with smoking popcorn. Both services can share a single modular branded bar or operate from separate side-by-side stations depending on your guest numbers and venue space.

A standard single-chef station produces 100 to 150+ servings per hour, while our dual-chef setup scales output to 300 servings per hour. For high-footfall expos, brand roadshows, or large festivals, adding a second machine and an extra crew member pushes throughput up to 500+ servings per hour. Because our kernels are pre-popped live in batches and the nitrogen flash-poaching takes only 10 to 15 seconds per portion, queue times remain minimal throughout your event.

Our setup is self-contained and compact, requiring approximately 2m x 2m of floor space and access to a standard 13-amp (240V) UK electrical socket for our warming machine and bar lighting. We can operate indoors inside venues, hotels, and exhibition halls, or outdoors within covered marquees.

Yes! Popcorn is naturally 100% gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and nut-free. All our seasonings and dessert drizzles are clearly labelled, with dedicated vegan, nut-free, and halal certified topping choices available.

We specialise in experiential brand activations. We can fully wrap the popcorn cart in your corporate branding, print logos on the cups and napkins, design branded menu signage, dress our staff in company apparel, and even create custom flavoured recipes to match your brand campaign.