Reading the shelf…
Sprouts Farmers Market is a natural independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 20,322 sq ft each, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Tasty Bite is a brand that specializes in ready-to-eat Indian and pan-Asian food products, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Pune, India, with operations in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 8 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Lead with Basmati Rice, Organic, Family Size in Basmati Rice.
Sprouts Farmers Market stocks basmati rice thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is basmati rice: Sprouts Farmers Market stocks only 10 there, so Tasty Bite Basmati Rice, Organic, Family Size stands out rather than blending in.
Sprouts Farmers Market merchandises 6 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin basmati rice shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Tasty Bite plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Sprouts Farmers 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 4 of 26 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in basmati rice. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Tasty Bite (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Tasty Bite’s SKUs Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Sprouts Farmers 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. Sprouts Farmers Market profile →
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.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).