True Story at Target
Target is a discount independent running 6 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
True Story Foods is a family-owned company that specializes in organic and natural meat products, including deli meats, sausages, and fresh pork.
True Story isn’t on Target’s shelf yet in any of its 6 stores. The opening: 7 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Organic Thick Carved Oven Roasted Chicken Breast in Deli Chicken.
Target stocks deli chicken thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 10 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is deli chicken: Target stocks only 3 there, so True Story Organic Thick Carved Oven Roasted Chicken Breast stands out rather than blending in.
Target merchandises 8 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
enters a thin deli chicken shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway · across 6 stores
Every category True Story 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.
What to bring to land
True Story’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 →
