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About
Connor McPhail spent about two years as an account manager at Uber Eats handling large food franchises before leaving to build his own business on the same platforms. He told the RetailTO stage in July 2019 that convenience stores had barely been touched by delivery while grocery and restaurants raced ahead — an industry he described as a dinosaur next to its neighbours. Snacko's answer was to strip out everything a convenience store normally pays for: it operates from an eight-by-ten-foot shipping container, which McPhail said gives it close to the cheapest rent in the city, and because nothing is cooked it has some of the fastest preparation times on Uber Eats, occasionally ten to fifteen minutes end to end. He described adding free candy and handwritten notes to every bag, running seasonal bundles that a traditional convenience store could not, and using per-item thumbs-up ratings on the delivery apps as an instant feedback loop. The business has since been covered by the Globe and Mail and blogTO.
Backers
Not established. No outside investment is on the public record; McPhail described starting small and keeping fixed costs down.
Quick answers
What is Snacko?
A delivery-only convenience store in Toronto. It has no storefront customers — orders come through Uber Eats and other delivery platforms, and it sells snacks, drinks, chocolate and ice cream rather than prepared food.
Why does Snacko operate from a shipping container?
Rent. Connor McPhail told the RetailTO audience that an eight-by-ten-foot container needs only one person on site at a time and gives the business close to the cheapest rent in Toronto, which is what makes the delivery-only model work.
Who started Snacko?
Connor McPhail, who had spent roughly two years as an account manager at Uber Eats working with large food franchises, and left to build a business on the delivery platforms he already knew.