Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Imagine Foods is a brand that specializes in organic and non-GMO soups, broths, and gravies, founded in 1982 and headquartered in New Hyde Park, New York.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 10 SKUs across 6 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Organic Vegetarian Wild Mushroom Gravy in Gravies.
Mill Valley Market stocks gravies 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 gravies: Mill Valley Market stocks only 1 there, so Imagine Organic Vegetarian Wild Mushroom Gravy stands out rather than blending in.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 7 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin gravies shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Imagine 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 3 of 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Imagine’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 →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).