Our Mission
Small Box Masters is a retail and manufacturing consulting firm with unparalleled connections inside of the significant convenience retail chains. We manage a collaboration of independent contractors currently working in industry to include: executives, buyers and operations managers, creating a network of opportunity for emerging products. Our mission is to put your brand on the map.
About Us
Meet your new national and regional accounts team for the major small box chains. Your mission is to create and supply, and ours is to ensure that you are wired with the corporate decision makers, and that your product(s) get put on display. There are reasons why your great-selling product hasn’t launched nationwide, and we will solve these issues for you, including: marketing, logistics, pricing, product development and HQ relationships. Small box retailers have very limited shelf space, so the corporate buyers are notorious for saying “no” to new items. In short, we know exactly what they are looking for because we used to be one of them. Additionally, if your product was purchased, but the franchisees didn’t order it, we know how to expand your brand from 10% of stores to 90% of stores.
Why Convenience Matters
There’s nothing small about the small box opportunity. There are over 150,000 convenience stores in the US. Once you are selling inside thousands of convenience stores, you may develop a newfound opportunity to negotiate with the big suppliers and all other forms of retail. Moreover, if you’re looking to sell your brand, the big distributors, such as Nestle S.A., PepsiCo, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company, use convenience stores as a launching pad for new products, and “shop” for their next big “brand” acquisition. For example, Core Water launched in handful of 7-Eleven’s in Southern California, and later sold for $500MM to Keurig Dr Pepper… they strategically built their empire inside of small box. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. built Bang Energy by running the same play, and perhaps your brand should too. We want to take your company to the next level of distribution.
How This Works
Once your product hits a certain level of market penetration and sales, we will find you. A representative from our team will connect and determine if you are ready for the next step, which means selling your product in thousands (or tens of thousands) of stores. Buyers don’t consult and help you build your brand, but we do.
We get you ready for the buyers and coach you through the negotiations to ensure maximum profitability. Additionally, in the franchise world, buyers can’t guarantee that stores will order. Our network provides operational assistance, so that you can expand from 1 store to 1,000s. Our team has launched hundreds of products, including brands that sold for over +$100MM dollars. Depending on your situation and level of engagement, we can get you there within months. Let’s put your brand on the map!