Reading the shelf…
Falletti Foods is a conventional independent running 1 Bay Area store, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Lotus Foods is a California-based company specializing in importing and producing specialty rice and rice-based products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 8 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 4 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Lead with Traditional Pad Thai Rice Noodles in Rice Noodles.
Falletti Foods stocks rice noodles thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 12 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is rice noodles: Falletti Foods stocks only 3 there, so Lotus Foods Traditional Pad Thai Rice Noodles stands out rather than blending in.
Falletti Foods merchandises 9 of the 9 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
enters a thin rice noodles shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Lotus Foods plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Falletti Foods. 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 3 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Lotus Foods’ SKUs Falletti Foods doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Falletti Foods’ 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. Falletti Foods profile →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
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.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.