Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Daiya Foods Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in plant-based dairy alternatives, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 23 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Cheddar Mac & Cheese in Boxed Pasta Meals & Sides.
Berkeley Bowl stocks boxed pasta meals & sides 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.
Berkeley Bowl carries frozen pizzas in real depth, 77 SKUs against a fleet median of 20.5, 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 9 of the 11 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Daiya 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 8 of 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 6 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in boxed pasta meals & sides. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Daiya (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Daiya’s 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 →
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).
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.

