Laird Superfood 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.
Laird Superfood is a brand specializing in plant-based creamers, coffees, and hydration products.
Laird Superfood isn’t on Mill Valley Market’s shelf yet. The opening: 8 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Functional Hot Chocolate With Mushrooms in Hot Cocoa Mix.
Mill Valley Market stocks hot cocoa mix 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 hot cocoa mix: Mill Valley Market stocks only 5 there, so Laird Superfood Functional Hot Chocolate With Mushrooms stands out rather than blending in.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 8 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
enters a thin hot cocoa mix shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Laird Superfood 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.
What to bring to land
Laird Superfood’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 →
