Snack in the Box, in association with Mars Confectionery, delivers confectionery in vending boxes and machines to small and medium-sized enterprises
SITB guarantees to find a new franchisee’s customer base within the first few weeks of trading, meaning this is a franchise where the franchisee starts earning from day one.
Lisa Robinson joined SITB in July 2016 and services the Gloucestershire area. She has a large number of vending box and vending machine customers.
Key objectives
Her three key objectives when buying the franchise were:
- I wanted the flexibility to grow my customer base and a franchise that would allow us to do that. >
- I wanted a branded franchise, one that people recognised, and with SITB you get that. Everyone knows Mars, so selling the product is not that difficult. >
- I wanted a franchise that was big enough to cope with growth, but small enough to care about its franchisees.
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Again, you get that with SITB, as we know they’re there if we need them, but not constantly on the telephone.
Lisa explains the best things about running the business: “SITB gives me the freedom to take care of my children, while working hard for myself. I am out on the road all day, but can still see my family in the evenings and at weekends.
“Also, the brand is an easy one to sell and customers are always happy to see ‘the chocolate lady’.”
