Made In Nature 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.
Made in Nature is a brand that specializes in organic dried fruits and snacks.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 7 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Organic Dried Plums in Dried Plums.
Mill Valley Market stocks dried plums 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 dried raisins in real depth, 12 SKUs against a fleet median of 5, 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 dried plums: Mill Valley Market stocks only 2 there, so Made In Nature Organic Dried Plums stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the dried plums, and position the dried raisins as a finishing or gift item.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 10 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin dried plums shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Made In Nature 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 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Made In Nature’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 →
