Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Bitchin' Sauce is a family-owned brand specializing in vegan, almond-based dips and sauces.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 7 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Cilantro Chili in Other Dips And Spreads.
Mill Valley Market stocks other dips and spreads thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 10 other Bay Area grocers.
Mill Valley Market carries hot sauces in real depth, 58 SKUs against a fleet median of 27.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 7 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 90/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Bitchin' Sauce plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Mill Valley 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 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in other dips and spreads. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Bitchin' Sauce (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Bitchin' Sauce’s SKUs Mill Valley Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Mill Valley 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. Mill Valley Market 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.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.