A2 Milk at Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
a2 Milk is a dairy brand that specializes in producing milk products containing only the A2 type of beta-casein protein, which is easier on digestion for some individuals.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 4 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with 2% Reduced Fat Milk in Plain Milk.
Berkeley Bowl stocks plain milk thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
Berkeley Bowl carries plain milk in real depth, 45 SKUs against a fleet median of 22, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, pasture-raised against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway · across 2 stores
Every category A2 Milk plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
How it prices
Where it would price in plain milk. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). A2 Milk (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
What to bring to expand
A2 Milk’s SKUs Berkeley Bowl doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
Presence and depth are measured from Berkeley Bowl’s current Bay Area storefront: its online catalog plus our shelf photos, a partial view. A widely-distributed brand shown as a new door may already be carried through channels we don’t index. Berkeley Bowl profile →