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.
Boulder Canyon is a snack brand known for its kettle-cooked potato chips and healthier snack options, founded in 1994 in Boulder, Colorado.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 30 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen.
Lead with Cheddar Sour Cream Canyon Poppers in Puff Chips.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks puff chips thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 4 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 53/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Boulder Canyon 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 21 of 40 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in puff chips. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
Boulder Canyon’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 →
Fully stocked here (7/7 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.
