Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Ayoh! Foods is a condiment brand specializing in unique, flavor-packed mayonnaise-based sauces known as 'Sando Sauce.' These sauces are crafted with a creamy mayo base and infused with bold…
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Miso Mayo Sando Sauce in Mayonnaise.
Target stocks mayonnaise 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.
Target carries mayonnaise in real depth, 42 SKUs against a fleet median of 15, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Target merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 70/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Ayoh! Foods plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Target. 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 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in mayonnaise. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Ayoh! Foods (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Ayoh! Foods’ SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Target’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. Target profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.