Reroute Q3 spend from underperforming SKUs. Recover $32K in margin.
Sweet Spring Q2 closed 4 GP points below plan, concentrated in two SKUs — Milka Oreo Bar and Nutella Mini Jar. Three modeled actions recover most of the gap on the same Q3 spend envelope. The Q3 brief to Maxi locks Friday.
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Good morning, Bojan. Sweet Spring Q2 closed at 20.0% GP — 4 points below plan. I've already modeled the Q3 recovery. Ask me anything, or start with one of these:
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Three modeled actions. Each one has a quantified GP-point and margin impact, evidenced against prior Maxi chocolate promos. Pick the combination Aco wants to approve — the projection updates as you select.
Sweet Spring lost 4.0 GP points. We recover 1.8 on unchanged Q3 spend — and we will tell Aco exactly why not all of it: of the 2.4-point volume-mix loss, roughly 1.0 is structural — shoppers permanently traded into single-serve premium, and that share of margin is gone at this price ladder. The remaining ~1.4 needs new budget or a price-architecture change, which is a Phase 2 conversation, not a free Q3 fix.
Any vendor who tells you a reroute recovers the full four points is selling you a forecast, not a fact. We are quoting the 1.8 that is real on spend you have already committed — and naming the rest honestly.
Q3 Recovery Model
Each action is independently togglable. Confidence based on prior Maxi chocolate promos. Same Q3 spend envelope.
Q3 chocolate category recovers $32K margin on unchanged Q3 spend. Effect: +0.13% on category P&L, funded entirely by spend reallocation. Zero incremental budget required. Confidence: high on 2 of 3 actions, medium on the third.
| SKU | Spend | Plan units | Actual units | Sell-through | GP% Δ | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KitKat 4-Finger 41.5g GS1 7613036006392 · Nestlé | $96,000 | 240,000 | 268,400 | 111.8% | +2.0 | Over |
| Lion Bar 42g GS1 7613036000956 · Nestlé | $48,000 | 120,000 | 132,300 | 110.3% | +1.5 | Over |
| Toblerone Tiny 100g GS1 7614500010013 · Mondelēz | $72,000 | 180,000 | 177,800 | 98.8% | −1.0 | In line |
| Smarties Tube 38g GS1 7613036007863 · Nestlé | $48,000 | 120,000 | 108,900 | 90.8% | −2.0 | Slight |
| Nutella Mini Jar 30g GS1 8000500037560 · Ferrero | $120,000 | 300,000 | 248,200 | 82.7% | −6.0 | Under |
| Milka Oreo Bar 100g GS1 7622210449160 · Mondelēz | $144,000 | 360,000 | 297,600 | 82.7% | −6.0 | Under |
| + 15 SKUs within tolerance | — | — | — | — | — | In line |
Two SKUs carry the entire miss — Milka Oreo Bar ($144K, −6.0) and Nutella Mini Jar ($120K, −6.0), both Under. The two Over SKUs — KitKat (+2.0) and Lion (+1.5) — absorbed demand at the same price band. This isn't a report to file; it's a reroute to run.
Recommended initiative: reroute $144K of Q3 spend off Milka Oreo into KitKat & Lion at proven sell-through. +0.9 GP pts +$16K margin · same Q3 budget · high confidence (14 prior promos).
Mercator Q3 chocolate launches in 14 days. The pattern matches Sweet Spring Q2.
Mercator's Q3 promo plan repeats the SKU mix that lost margin at Maxi. Without adjustment, the same volume mix shift recurs. $84K is at risk.
Mercator chocolate Q3 trending to miss plan by 6.2 GP points
Why we're flagging this. The Mercator Q3 plan repeats the same SKU mix that lost margin at Maxi — Milka Oreo Bar is again the top-budget SKU. Without adjustment, the same volume mix shift recurs.
Wholesale chocolate price up 2.1% at the Belgrade depot
Action required. Decide pass-through to retail vs distributor absorption before the Q3 promo brief locks. Nestlé portfolio most exposed — KitKat, Lion, Smarties touched.