Jose Gourmet at Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Jose Gourmet: José Gourmet specializes in creating gourmet products that highlight the rich culinary traditions of Portugal.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 7 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 4 new doors to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with José Gourmet Dill & Fennel Smoked Trout in Other Canned Seafood.
Berkeley Bowl stocks other canned seafood thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
Berkeley Bowl carries olive oils in real depth, 152 SKUs against a fleet median of 31, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 8 of the 9 categories the brand sells.
paleo, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway · across 2 stores
Every category Jose Gourmet plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. 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 5 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in other canned seafood. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Jose Gourmet (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Jose Gourmet’s SKUs Berkeley Bowl 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 Berkeley Bowl’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. Berkeley Bowl profile →
