Reading the shelf…
Target is a discount independent running 6 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 2 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 4 new doors to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk in Almond Milk.
Target stocks almond milk thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 16 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is almond milk: Target stocks only 5 there, so Califia Farms Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 6 of the 13 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 75/100.
enters a thin almond milk shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Califia Farms plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Target. 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 12 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in almond milk. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Califia Farms (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Califia Farms’ SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Target’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. Target 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.