Niche junk food usually found at supermarkets, convenience stores, and beer drive throughs in economically depressed areas. Sold because of its highly favorable margin and it’s large appeal to the local demographic. While grape soda is the most common example, an expanded product line includes such items as XXtra flaming hot Cheetos, takis, and other life shortening metro staples. Generally bought as the main nutritional offerings for a metro household, with ebt as the traditional form of payment.
John improved his stores sales and margin by 20 percent, and captured 90 percent of the local ebt business simply by realizing that metro food sales were much than just grape soda.
by arnie123 November 26, 2018