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.
Bubbies is a brand known for its delicious fermented and pickled foods, as well as unique frozen desserts.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 15 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 4 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Extra! Hot Horseradish in Horseradish Sauce.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks horseradish sauce 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.
The more differentiated opening is horseradish sauce: Sprouts Farmers Market stocks only 3 there, so Bubbies Extra! Hot Horseradish stands out rather than blending in.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 7 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin horseradish sauce shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Bubbies 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.
Bubbies’ 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 →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.