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Business is poppin' for this 9-year-old Henrico CEO

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Kai Walker is a kid on a mission. What started as an idea to earn money to buy LEGO has turned into a poppin' business. The nine-year-old fifth grader from Henrico County is also CEO of Kai Bear's Popcorn.

"The name was from something my grandma used to call me as a nickname," Kai told CBS 6.

He started the gourmet popcorn business, with the help of his parents, in 2023.

In just one year, Kai Bear's Popcorn and its unique flavors like pizza, cinnamon bun and birthday cake ship to states around the country.

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