Reading the shelf…
Falletti Foods is a conventional independent running 1 Bay Area store, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Grain Trust is a brand specializing in high-quality, frozen rice and grain products designed for quick and convenient preparation.
Grain Trust isn’t on Falletti Foods’ shelf yet. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Organic Basmati Rice in Basmati Rice.
Falletti Foods stocks basmati rice thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is basmati rice: Falletti Foods stocks only 5 there, so Grain Trust Organic Basmati Rice stands out rather than blending in.
Falletti Foods merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin basmati rice shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Grain Trust plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Falletti Foods. 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
Where it would price in basmati rice. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
Grain Trust’s SKUs Falletti Foods doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Falletti Foods’ 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. Falletti Foods profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.