Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Califia Farms is a Los Angeles-based company specializing in plant-based dairy alternatives, including almond and oat milks, creamers, and ready-to-drink coffees.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 40 SKUs across 8 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 5 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Coconut Barista Blend in Coconut Milk.
Berkeley Bowl stocks coconut milk 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.
Berkeley Bowl carries fruit juice & blends in real depth, 183 SKUs against a fleet median of 39, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 12 of the 13 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 75/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Califia Farms plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. 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 15 of 19 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 10 of 12 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in coconut milk. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Califia Farms (orange) sits above the shelf.
Califia Farms’ SKUs Berkeley Bowl doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Berkeley Bowl’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. Berkeley Bowl profile →
On shelf here, but only 5 of 8 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
Fully stocked here (2/2 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
