Reading the shelf…
Whole Foods Market is a natural independent running 10 Bay Area stores, large-format at about 30,160 sq ft each, indexing high on established names versus other Bay Area grocers.
Beyond Meat is a brand specializing in plant-based meat alternatives, offering a range of products that mimic the taste and texture of traditional meat.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 6 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: , replicated across all 10 stores.
Whole Foods Market merchandises 4 of the 11 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 80/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Beyond Meat plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Whole Foods Market. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Fully stocked here (3/3 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Beyond Meat’s SKUs Whole Foods Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Whole Foods 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. Whole Foods Market profile →
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
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.
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.