Joe Brown's Carmel Corn

Joe Brown's Carmel Corn
Joe Brown's Carmel Corn
	The Lloyd Center shop in 2022
Restaurant information
Established	1932
Owner(s)	David Ferguson (2019–present)
Previous owner(s)	Brown family (1932–1992); Ron Ertler and Diana Ray; Marc and Ratha Chouinard; Cyndee Kurahara;
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′57.3″N 122°39′15.6″W / 45.532583°N 122.654333°W
Website	joebrownscarmelcorn.com

Joe Brown's Carmel Corn is a caramel corn shop in Portland, Oregon's Lloyd District, in the United States. The business was established in 1932 by George Brown and his son Joe, originally operating as a single store in downtown. The Brown family expanded the company by opening two additional stores in the city and another in Seaside by the start of World War II. The war halted production and stores remained closed until 1960, when George's daughter Betty Brown and her husband Gordon Kalk opened a single store in the newly built Lloyd Center. Their son, Lee, owned Joe Brown's from c. 1980 to 1992. Subsequent owners have included siblings Ron Ertler and Diana Ray, Marc and Ratha Chouinard, and Cyndee Kurahara. The current owner, David Ferguson, acquired Joe Brown's in 2019.

Over the years, the shops have made a variety of treats, including candy and caramel apples, fudge, peppermint bark, and multiple varieties of popcorn. Joe Brown's caramel corn recipe, mostly unchanged since inception, has received a positive public reception.