Reading the shelf…
Sprouts Farmers Market is a natural independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 20,322 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Annie's Homegrown is an American organic food brand founded in 1989, known for its commitment to natural and organic products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 69 SKUs across 16 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 9 categories to widen and 14 new doors to enter.
Lead with Organic Bernie O's Tomato and Cheese Sauce Canned Pasta in Canned Pasta Meals.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks canned pasta meals thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
Sprouts Farmers Market carries cereal in real depth, 124 SKUs against a fleet median of 56, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is canned pasta meals: Sprouts Farmers Market stocks only 2 there, so Annie's Organic Bernie O's Tomato and Cheese Sauce Canned Pasta stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the canned pasta meals, and position the cereal as a finishing or gift item.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 31 of the 32 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin canned pasta meals shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Annie's plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Sprouts Farmers Market. 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 24 of 46 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 10 of 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Annie's’ SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Sprouts Farmers Market’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. Sprouts Farmers Market profile →
On shelf here, but only 6 of 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 5 of 12 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (4/4 SKUs).
+ 8 more categories (mostly fully stocked or too thin to matter).