Reading the shelf…
Sprouts Farmers Market is a natural independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 20,322 sq ft each, 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 4 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Organic Roasted Chicken Base in Boullions.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks boullions thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 14 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is boullions: Sprouts Farmers Market stocks only 8 there, so Better Than Bouillon Organic Roasted Chicken Base stands out rather than blending in.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
organic, vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin boullions shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Better Than Bouillon plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Sprouts Farmers 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 4 of 21 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Better Than Bouillon’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Sprouts Farmers 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. Sprouts Farmers Market profile →
