Snack-in-the-Box (SITB) has revealled its franchise owners' profits have increased since the company partnered with the Mars brand. S ITB, which used to partner with Cadbury, switched to Mars last year.

SITB franchise owner Sue Denwood said: "After a long period selling Cadbury products in our vending machines, we wondered how the rebrand might affect us. But since the buyout, our business has grown and profits are up. The Snack Time takeover of SITB has delivered increased opportunity for us, and we're making more money from better margins on Mars products."

Matthew O'Neil, one of SITB's Directors, said: "Takeovers of this kind are pretty rare in franchising. It's been a challenging and exciting time, and we're now starting to see a positive impact on the company's bottom line. During the changes - especially at the tail end of a major recession - we knew that our franchise owners were going to need reassurance that their businesses would continue to flourish. So we're delighted that the acquisition and subsequent transition have been successful. In fact, our vending franchise owners have already experienced a 25 per cent increase in their profit margins, without having to change anything about the way they operate."

As part of the new developments, SITB's old branding will now switch to Mars and its associated confectionary items.

O'Neil added: "The rebrand is a big part of the changes taking place. All franchise owner's vans will be re-liveried as part of a new deal we've struck with Signs Express - a well-known sign writing franchise. And everything from promotional items to corporate clothing and stationery will now carry both the Mars and amended SITB logos.

"All of these developments mark a real coup for SITB franchise owners, who don't have to do anything differently in order to benefit from changes. It's important to remember that Mars is one of the biggest confectionary producers in the world, owning leading names such as Galaxy, Maltesters, Mars, Bounty, Milkyway, M&Ms and Snickers. Franchise owners benefit enormously from this high level of consumer brand awareness, as well as from Mars' ongoing multi-million pound marketing campaigns. In this sense the Snack Time acquisition of Snack-in-the-Box has been great for everybody in our network."

Published: 1 June 2010

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