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.
Big Spoon Roasters is an artisan food company based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, known for its handcrafted nut butters and snack bars.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Nut Butter in Peanut Butter.
Woodlands stocks peanut butter thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
Woodlands carries protein bars in real depth, 101 SKUs against a fleet median of 47, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is peanut butter: Woodlands stocks only 12 there, so Big Spoon Roasters Nut Butter stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the peanut butter, and position the protein bars as a finishing or gift item.
Woodlands merchandises 6 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 85/100.
enters a thin peanut butter shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Big Spoon Roasters 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 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in peanut butter. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Big Spoon Roasters (orange) sits above the shelf.
Big Spoon Roasters’ 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.
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.
5 named buyer contacts (Asst Store Mngr, Experienced Grocery Buyer, General Manager) are on file. Direct contacts are reserved for verified brand partners.