Elite 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.
Elite BBQ Smokers specializes in competition-grade seasonings and sauces crafted to enhance the natural flavors of various meats without overpowering them.
Elite isn’t on Sprouts Farmers Market’s shelf yet. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with 100%, Instant Coffee in Instant Coffee.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks instant coffee 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 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
The full runway
Every category Elite 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
How it prices
Where it would price in instant coffee. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
What to bring to land
Elite’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
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 →