Vending franchise company Snack in the Box is welcoming a new member to its team as Clive Smith joins as managing director. Clive has a strong background in franchising, in particular owner-operator businesses similar to Snack in the Box, and brings a wealth of skills and experience to further strengthen the brand's presence as a major UK franchise company.

Clive’s career includes extensive experience at Dyno Rod as sales and marketing director and later as head of business for the company. In 2007, Clive joined MyHome International, which operates a number of home-maintenance service brands such as Ovenclean and Autosheen, as group franchise director. Most recently, he was managing director of a London-based repair and maintenance service. 

Jeremy Hamer, chairman of the SnackTime plc group, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Clive to our team. His wealth of experience in owner-operated franchise businesses which require a hands-on approach will be an enormous bonus for us. It will ensure that Snack in the Box continues to offer an attractive business offering for new franchisees and provide invaluable support to existing franchisees.”

Snack in the Box, which has just under 100 franchisees servicing vending machines and snack solutions at customer sites in their local territory, is partnered with Mars enabling franchisees to benefit from Mars branding and support across all areas of their business.