Impossible at Target
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Impossible is a brand specializing in plant-based meat alternatives, offering products that mimic traditional meat in taste and texture.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 6 stores.
Lead with Chicken Nuggets Meat From Plants in Frozen Vegetarian Chicken Substitutes.
Target stocks frozen vegetarian chicken substitutes thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is frozen vegetarian chicken substitutes: Target stocks only 1 there, so Impossible Chicken Nuggets Meat From Plants stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 5 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
an established national brand with proven demand.
enters a thin frozen vegetarian chicken substitutes shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 6 stores
Every category Impossible plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Target. 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 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
What to bring to expand
Impossible’s SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
Presence and depth are measured from Target’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. Target profile →
