Reading the shelf…
Woodlands is a specialty independent running 3 Bay Area stores, small-format at about 2,336 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Beecher's Handmade Cheese is an artisan cheesemaker known for its high-quality cheeses and prepared meals, founded in 2003 by Kurt Beecher Dammeier.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Gluten Free "World's Best" Mac & Cheese in Frozen Pasta Meals.
Woodlands stocks frozen pasta meals thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 7 other Bay Area grocers.
Woodlands merchandises 4 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Beecher's Handmade Cheese plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Woodlands. 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 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in frozen pasta meals. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Beecher's Handmade Cheese (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Beecher's Handmade Cheese’s SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Woodlands’ 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. Woodlands profile →
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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
5 named buyer contacts (Asst Store Mngr, Experienced Grocery Buyer, General Manager) are on file. Direct contacts are reserved for verified brand partners.