Reading the shelf…
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.
Van's Foods is a brand dedicated to providing wholesome and delicious breakfast options, focusing on simple and nutritious ingredients.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen, replicated across all 3 stores.
Lead with Protein Chocolate Chip Pancakes in Frozen Pancakes.
Woodlands stocks frozen pancakes 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 frozen pancakes: Woodlands stocks only 5 there, so Van's Foods Protein Chocolate Chip Pancakes stands out rather than blending in.
Woodlands merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin frozen pancakes shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Van's Foods 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.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in frozen pancakes. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Van's Foods (orange) sits below the shelf.
Van's Foods’ SKUs Woodlands doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence 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 →

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