Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
LUNA Craft Beverages offers CURENT, a line of naturally flavored hydration and recovery drinks designed to support active lifestyles.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 7 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Blueberry Bliss Flavor Gluten Free Snack Bar in Other Snack Bars.
Berkeley Bowl stocks other snack bars thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
Berkeley Bowl carries protein bars in real depth, 175 SKUs against a fleet median of 47, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Luna plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. 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 5 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in other snack bars. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Luna (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Luna’s SKUs Berkeley Bowl doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Berkeley Bowl’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. Berkeley Bowl profile →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.