Reading the shelf…
Whole Foods Market is a natural independent running 10 Bay Area stores, large-format at about 30,160 sq ft each, indexing high on established names versus other Bay Area grocers.
Ithaca Hummus is a brand specializing in fresh, flavorful hummus made with minimal ingredients to maximize taste.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 6 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen, replicated across all 10 stores.
Lead with Lemon Dill in Hummus.
Whole Foods Market stocks hummus thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 11 other Bay Area grocers.
Whole Foods Market merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 75/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Ithaca Hummus plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Whole Foods 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 6 of 16 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Ithaca Hummus’ SKUs Whole Foods Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Whole Foods 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. Whole Foods Market profile →