Barilla 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.
Barilla is a renowned Italian brand specializing in a wide range of pasta and sauces.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 5 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 4 categories to widen, replicated across all 13 stores.
Lead with Penne - Non-GMO Pasta Made with Durum Wheat Semolina & Kosher Certified in Penne Pasta.
Safeway stocks penne pasta 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.
The more differentiated opening is penne pasta: Safeway stocks only 1 there, so Barilla Penne - Non-GMO Pasta Made with Durum Wheat Semolina & Kosher Certified stands out rather than blending in.
Safeway merchandises 5 of the 22 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin penne pasta shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 13 stores
Every category Barilla 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 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 5 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
Barilla’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 →
