Spoiler Alert

Spoiler Alert is software and a buyer network for selling excess consumer packaged goods inventory. Suppliers list surplus, get pricing and award suggestions and sell to verified buyers such as off-price retailers and wholesalers; buyers receive offer sheets and place bids. It is sold to CPG manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, not to restaurants, and includes food and beverage categories.

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Best for
Food and CPG manufacturers with excess stock, Off-price retailers and wholesalers buying surplus
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Food and CPG manufacturers with excess stock

    Suppliers use it to list closeouts, set pricing and freight guardrails and sell to a buyer network instead of writing product off.

  • Off-price retailers and wholesalers buying surplus

    Buyers receive recurring offer sheets from suppliers and submit offers or counter-offers in a standard spreadsheet.

  • Suppliers who want the marketplace run for them

    Managed Marketplace lets a supplier onboard once while Spoiler Alert handles buyer engagement, invoicing, collections and payouts.

What it does

  • Excess inventory listing and offer sheets

    Builds offer sheets and lists, applies buyer filters and manages negotiations in one platform.

  • Price recommendations

    Suggests prices using sales and benchmark data, based on the vendor's transaction history.

  • Spoiler Alert IQ awarding

    Recommends which offers to award, using freight preferences and cost estimates to suggest viable truckloads.

  • Live product catalog

    Connects to the supplier's product information system for accurate specs, with AI filling gaps where none exists.

  • Buyer network

    A curated national network of buyers who specialise in opportunistic purchasing.

  • Managed Marketplace

    Access to a network of verified buyers with a single setup; Spoiler Alert handles invoicing, collections, reconciliation and payouts.

  • Channel restrictions and guardrails

    Suppliers set channel restrictions, buyer exclusions and resale guardrails before listing.

  • Performance dashboards

    Reports on sales performance, margin and shelf life by category, brand, SKU, location and channel.

  • Buyer offer sheets and ordering

    Buyers review items with batch-level quantities and freight terms, make offers and receive order confirmations and award forms.

  • Buyer purchasing analytics

    Historical purchasing and performance data helps buyers see what it takes to win deals.

  • Strategic advisory and implementation

    Implementation support, quarterly business reviews and ongoing optimisation come with the software.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published; the site directs visitors to book an intro call. For Managed Marketplace the vendor says suppliers only pay for what is sold through the marketplace, not for direct transactions with their own customers.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Platforms
Web

The vendor does not list countries. United States is inferred from its Boston base, its 'national' buyer network and US-based customers.

The company

Company
Material Impact, Inc.
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Founders
Ricky Ashenfelter, Emily Malina
Customers named by the vendor
PepsiCo, Campbell's, Kraft Heinz, Mondelez International, Unilever, Hormel Foods, Land O'Lakes, Ferrero, Chobani, Lactalis, TJ Maxx, Grocery Outlet, Burlington

Security and support

Support
The vendor says new customers get white-glove implementation, quarterly business reviews and ongoing support and optimisation.

Listing details

Built for
Wholesale
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
spoileralert.com

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or fee
  • Named integrations
  • Security certifications
  • Funding amounts and investors
  • Employee count
  • Whether it is used by restaurants or foodservice distributors specifically

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: positioning, customershttps://www.spoileralert.com
  2. Supplier featureshttps://www.spoileralert.com/for-suppliers
  3. Buyer featureshttps://www.spoileralert.com/for-buyers
  4. Managed Marketplacehttps://www.spoileralert.com/for-suppliers/managed-marketplace
  5. Founders, founding yearhttps://www.spoileralert.com/about-us
  6. Legal entityhttps://www.spoileralert.com/terms-and-conditions
  7. Boston basehttps://www.spoileralert.com/resources/spoiler-alert-named-to-the-2026-inc-5000-list-of-americas-fastest-growing-private-companies
  8. Culturehttps://www.spoileralert.com/careers