Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Plantstrong is a brand dedicated to providing plant-based milk alternatives and meal solutions.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 4 SKUs across 3 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 2 new doors to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Lead with Plant Strong Unsweetened Almond Milk, 60% More Almonds, Gluten Free, 32oz | Creamy Plant-Based Milk, Calcium, Vitamins D & B12, No Added Gums, Oils or Sugar, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Vegan, Whole Almonds in Almond Milk.
Berkeley Bowl stocks almond milk 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.
Berkeley Bowl carries almond milk in real depth, 44 SKUs against a fleet median of 16, 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 7 of the 7 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 75/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Plantstrong 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 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in almond milk. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Plantstrong (orange) sits above the shelf.
Plantstrong’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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
