Reading the shelf…
Fairfax Market is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Taco Seasoning, Organic, No. 4 in Latin And Hispanic Seasoning Mixes.
Fairfax Market stocks latin and hispanic seasoning mixes 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.
Fairfax Market carries dip and sauce mixes in real depth, 19 SKUs against a fleet median of 6, 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 latin and hispanic seasoning mixes: Fairfax Market stocks only 12 there, so Riega Taco Seasoning, Organic, No. 4 stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the latin and hispanic seasoning mixes, and position the dip and sauce mixes as a finishing or gift item.
Fairfax Market merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin latin and hispanic seasoning mixes shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Riega plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Fairfax 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 1 of 6 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in latin and hispanic seasoning mixes. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Riega (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Riega’s SKUs Fairfax Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Fairfax 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. Fairfax Market profile →