Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Herdez is a leading brand known for its authentic Mexican salsas and sauces, celebrated for bringing the genuine flavors of Mexico to kitchens worldwide.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 10 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Guacamole Salsa Medium in Salsas.
Mill Valley Market stocks salsas thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 4 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Herdez plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Mill Valley 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 8 of 13 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in salsas. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Herdez (orange) sits below the shelf.
Herdez’s SKUs Mill Valley Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Mill Valley 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. Mill Valley Market profile →
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.