Ben's Original at Fairfax Market
Fairfax Market is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 5 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Rice Pilaf Flavored Rice Easy Dinner Side in Shelf Stable Prepared Meals.
Fairfax Market stocks shelf stable prepared meals thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is shelf stable prepared meals: Fairfax Market stocks only 7 there, so Ben's Original Rice Pilaf Flavored Rice Easy Dinner Side stands out rather than blending in.
Fairfax Market merchandises 5 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin shelf stable prepared meals shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Ben's Original plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Fairfax 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 2 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in shelf stable prepared meals. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Ben's Original (orange) sits below the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Ben's Original’s SKUs Fairfax Market 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 Fairfax 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. Fairfax Market profile →
