Reading the shelf…
Sprouts Farmers Market is a natural independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 20,322 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Maple Hill Creamery is a dairy brand specializing in 100% grass-fed organic products.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 8 SKUs across 6 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Lead with 100% Grass Fed Organic Plain Cream on Top Yogurt in Traditional Yogurt.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks traditional yogurt 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.
Sprouts Farmers Market carries greek & icelandic yogurt in real depth, 98 SKUs against a fleet median of 36, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 8 of the 9 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, 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 Maple Hill plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Sprouts Farmers 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.
Where it would price in traditional yogurt. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Maple Hill (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Maple Hill’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Sprouts Farmers 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. Sprouts Farmers Market profile →
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 (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
