Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Just the Fun Part specializes in bite-sized crispy mini waffle cones filled with a variety of rich and flavorful fillings, including premium Belgian chocolate, marshmallow, pistachio, and…
Just The Fun Part isn’t on Mill Valley Market’s shelf yet. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Milk Chocolate & Pistachio Cream with Crispy Kadaifi Bite Sized Dubai Cones in Other Packaged Treats.
Mill Valley Market stocks other packaged treats 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.
The more differentiated opening is other packaged treats: Mill Valley Market stocks only 8 there, so Just the Fun Part Milk Chocolate & Pistachio Cream with Crispy Kadaifi Bite Sized Dubai Cones stands out rather than blending in.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 75/100.
enters a thin other packaged treats shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Just The Fun Part 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Where it would price in other packaged treats. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Just The Fun Part (orange) sits above the shelf.
Just The Fun Part’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 →