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.
New England Cheesemaking Supply Company isn’t on Sprouts Farmers Market’s shelf yet. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Organic Vegetable Rennet in Other Cheese.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks other cheese 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.
The more differentiated opening is other cheese: Sprouts Farmers Market stocks only 6 there, so New England Cheesemaking Supply Company Organic Vegetable Rennet stands out rather than blending in.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 35/100.
enters a thin other cheese shelf as a point of difference.
Every category New England Cheesemaking Supply Company 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.
New England Cheesemaking Supply Company’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 →