Reading the shelf…
Pacific Market is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores.
Grain Trust is a brand specializing in high-quality, frozen rice and grain products designed for quick and convenient preparation.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Steamed Jasmine Rice, Organic in Frozen Rice And Grains.
Pacific Market stocks frozen rice and grains thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 9 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is frozen rice and grains: Pacific Market stocks only 1 there, so Grain Trust Steamed Jasmine Rice, Organic stands out rather than blending in.
Pacific Market 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 frozen rice and grains shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Grain Trust plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Pacific Market. 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 1 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Grain Trust’s SKUs Pacific Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Pacific 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. Pacific Market profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.