Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Dave's Killer Bread is an American brand known for its organic whole-grain baked goods, founded in 2005 in Milwaukie, Oregon.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 18 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 6 new doors to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with White Bread Done Right, Artisan-Style Organic White Bread, 24 oz Loaf in White Bread.
Berkeley Bowl stocks white bread 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 protein bars in real depth, 175 SKUs against a fleet median of 47, 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 13 of the 14 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 51/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Dave's Killer Bread 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 5 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in white bread. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Dave's Killer Bread (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Dave's Killer Bread’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 →
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.
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 (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.

