Applegate at Safeway
Safeway is a conventional independent running 13 Bay Area stores, large-format at about 37,374 sq ft each, indexing high on established names versus other Bay Area grocers.
Applegate is a U.S.-based brand known for its natural and organic meat products, founded in 1987 and headquartered in New Jersey.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 9 new doors to enter, replicated across all 13 stores.
Lead with Natural Uncured Peppered Genoa Salami Sliced in Salami.
Safeway stocks salami 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.
Safeway carries deli turkey in real depth, 46 SKUs against a fleet median of 10, 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 salami: Safeway stocks only 9 there, so Applegate Natural Uncured Peppered Genoa Salami Sliced stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the salami, and position the deli turkey as a finishing or gift item.
Safeway merchandises 14 of the 25 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin salami shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 13 stores
Every category Applegate plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Safeway. 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 1 of 12 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Applegate’s SKUs Safeway 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 Safeway’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. Safeway profile →
