Reading the shelf…
Whole Foods Market is a natural independent running 10 Bay Area stores, large-format at about 30,160 sq ft each, indexing high on established names versus other Bay Area grocers.
Mina is a brand that specializes in Moroccan-inspired condiments and canned goods.
Mina isn’t on Whole Foods Market’s shelf yet in any of its 10 stores. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Mild Harissa in Hot Sauces.
Whole Foods Market stocks hot sauces thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 10 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is hot sauces: Whole Foods Market stocks only 6 there, so Mina Mild Harissa stands out rather than blending in.
Whole Foods Market merchandises 2 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
enters a thin hot sauces shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Mina plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Whole Foods 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.
Mina’s SKUs Whole Foods Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Whole Foods 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. Whole Foods Market profile →
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.