Recess at Woodlands
Woodlands is a specialty independent running 3 Bay Area stores, small-format at about 2,336 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Recess is a brand specializing in non-alcoholic beverages, particularly sparkling waters and craft mocktails.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 4 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 new doors to enter, replicated across all 3 stores.
Woodlands merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 90/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway · across 3 stores
Every category Recess plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Woodlands. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
How it prices
Where it would price in sparkling water. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Recess (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Recess’ SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
How to get on the shelf · Woodlands
enriched 2026-09-05Presence and depth are measured from Woodlands’ 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. Woodlands profile →
