Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
North Coast Organic is a brand specializing in organic juice products, primarily known for its apple-based beverages.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 9 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Honeycrisp Apple Sauce in Applesauce.
Berkeley Bowl stocks applesauce thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
Berkeley Bowl carries apple juice & cider in real depth, 27 SKUs against a fleet median of 10, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category North Coast Organic plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. 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 5 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in applesauce. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). North Coast Organic (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
North Coast Organic’s SKUs Berkeley Bowl doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Berkeley Bowl’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. Berkeley Bowl profile →
