Krusteaz at Mill Valley Market
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Almond Poppy Seed Muffin Mix in Muffin Mixes.
Mill Valley Market stocks muffin mixes 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.
Mill Valley Market carries pancake & waffle mix in real depth, 23 SKUs against a fleet median of 11, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is muffin mixes: Mill Valley Market stocks only 6 there, so Krusteaz Almond Poppy Seed Muffin Mix stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the muffin mixes, and position the pancake & waffle mix as a finishing or gift item.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 8 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin muffin mixes shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Krusteaz 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.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in muffin mixes. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Krusteaz (orange) sits below the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Krusteaz’s SKUs Mill Valley Market 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 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 →
