North Coast Organic at Pacific Market
Pacific Market is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores.
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 5 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Probiotic Apple Sauce in Applesauce.
Pacific Market stocks applesauce thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 5 other Bay Area grocers.
Pacific Market carries apple juice & cider in real depth, 24 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. The more differentiated opening is applesauce: Pacific Market stocks only 8 there, so North Coast Organic Probiotic Apple Sauce stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the applesauce, and position the apple juice & cider as a finishing or gift item.
Pacific Market merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin applesauce shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 2 stores
Every category North Coast Organic plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Pacific 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 3 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
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 well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
North Coast Organic’s SKUs Pacific 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 Pacific 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. Pacific Market profile →
