Better Than Bouillon at Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Better Than Bouillon is a brand that specializes in concentrated food bases made from cooked meats and vegetables, aimed at enhancing the flavor of various dishes.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 13 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Organic Beef Pho Base in Boullions.
Berkeley Bowl stocks boullions 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.
Berkeley Bowl carries boullions in real depth, 30 SKUs against a fleet median of 8, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
organic, vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway · across 2 stores
Every category Better Than Bouillon plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
How it prices
Where it would price in boullions. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Better Than Bouillon (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Better Than Bouillon’s SKUs Berkeley Bowl 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 Berkeley Bowl’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. Berkeley Bowl profile →
