Nicasio Valley Cheese Company 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.
Nicasio Valley Cheese Company is a family-owned artisan cheese producer based in Nicasio, California, specializing in organic, farmstead cheeses.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 5 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Nicasio Valley Organic Raclette Cheese Wedge in Other Cheese.
Mill Valley 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 3 other Bay Area grocers.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 4 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
The full runway
Every category Nicasio Valley Cheese Company 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 2 of 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
How it prices
Where it would price in other cheese. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Nicasio Valley Cheese Company (orange) sits above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Nicasio Valley Cheese Company’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 →
