Carbone at Sprouts Farmers Market
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.
Carbone Fine Food is a premium Italian-inspired grocery brand founded in 2021 by chefs Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi, known for their acclaimed New York City restaurant, Carbone.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 21 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen.
Lead with Roasted Garlic Alfredo, 15 oz, 2-count in Alfredo Sauce.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks alfredo sauce 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 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
The full runway
Every category Carbone 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 14 of 18 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 6 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in alfredo sauce. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Carbone (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Carbone’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
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 →
