Reading the shelf…
Woodlands is a specialty independent running 3 Bay Area stores, small-format at about 2,336 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Field Roast is a Seattle-based company known for its artisanal plant-based meats and cheeses, founded in 1997.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 8 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Grain Meat Sausages, Vegetarian, Italian in Vegetarian Sausages.
Woodlands stocks vegetarian sausages thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 13 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is vegetarian sausages: Woodlands stocks only 9 there, so Field Roast Grain Meat Sausages, Vegetarian, Italian stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 10 of the 13 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 75/100.
enters a thin vegetarian sausages shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Field Roast plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Woodlands. 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 3 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in vegetarian sausages. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Field Roast (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Field Roast’s SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Woodlands’ 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. Woodlands profile →
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.
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.

5 named buyer contacts (Asst Store Mngr, Experienced Grocery Buyer, General Manager) are on file. Direct contacts are reserved for verified brand partners.