Reading the shelf…
Woodlands is a specialty independent running 3 Bay Area stores, small-format at about 2,336 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Kodiak is a brand specializing in protein-packed, whole-grain breakfast and snack products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 5 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Buttermilk Mini Size Flapjack Puffs in Frozen Pancakes.
Woodlands stocks frozen pancakes 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 frozen pancakes: Woodlands stocks only 5 there, so Kodiak Buttermilk Mini Size Flapjack Puffs stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 8 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
enters a thin frozen pancakes shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Kodiak plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Woodlands. 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 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in frozen pancakes. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
Kodiak’s SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Woodlands’ 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. Woodlands profile →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
5 named buyer contacts (Asst Store Mngr, Experienced Grocery Buyer, General Manager) are on file. Direct contacts are reserved for verified brand partners.