Sabor Mexicano at Target
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Sabor Mexicano is an artisan food brand founded by Chef Jorge Saldana in 2011, specializing in handcrafted Mexican products like tortilla chips, salsas, and plant-based queso.
Sabor Mexicano isn’t on Target’s shelf yet in any of its 6 stores. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Tortilla Chips, Original, Home Made in Tortilla Chips.
Target stocks tortilla chips thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 17 other Bay Area grocers.
Target carries potato chips in real depth, 141 SKUs against a fleet median of 46.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
Target merchandises 3 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway · across 6 stores
Every category Sabor Mexicano plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Target. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
How it prices
Where it would price in tortilla chips. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Sabor Mexicano (orange) sits above the shelf.
What to bring to land
Sabor Mexicano’s SKUs Target doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Target’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. Target profile →
