43 heads across 6 markets. FL/NEPA (HQ Palm Beach) is the anchor — ~4,000 pre-educated doors and our best opportunity. Approve each market individually.
43
Phase 1 heads
6
Markets
10
FMMs (5 in FL/NEPA)
FL / NEPA
HQ · Palm Beach
5 FMMs
~4,000 doors — best opportunity, huge potential.
~4,000 doors · 5 FMMs
Qualification · Anchor market. Palm Beach HQ + statewide FL/NEPA coverage. 60% of Phase 1 doors and 42% of payroll live here. Category already stocked — pitch is a same-shelf swap.
Qualification · Regional buildout. Plainfield is the operating base for the tri-state — NJ + NYC-metro c-store swap targets. Pairs with the PA Philly FMM on cross-market runs.
Qualification · Regional buildout. Dense urban c-store + smoke/vape channel. Philly FMM anchors the southern half of PA and pairs with NJ Plainfield on tri-state activations.
Pairs with NJ FMM on tri-state activations.
PA
Scranton
1 FMM
NEPA corridor coverage north of Philly.
~300 doors · 1 FMM
Qualification · Regional buildout. Covers the I-81 truck-stop lane and NEPA blue-collar core. Fills the northern PA gap so we're not leaving the corridor uncovered.
I-81 truck-stop lane · blue-collar core.
IL
Chicago
1 FMM
Midwest anchor — Q3 add.
~700 doors · 1 FMM
Qualification · Expansion market. Chicago FMM is our Midwest beachhead — proves the model outside the East Coast before Phase 3 national ramp. Q3 launch.
Rumble Bee wraps the market · Lollapalooza + Air & Water Show.
KY
Louisville (potential)
1 FMM
Conditional add — triggered by 200 doors sold-in elsewhere.
~400 doors · 1 FMM
Qualification · Potential expansion. Louisville FMM only triggers once 200 doors are sold-in across other markets. De-risks the hire; keeps us honest on velocity.