Wild West at Fairfax Market
Fairfax Market is a independent grocer running 1 Bay Area store.
Wild West Ferments is a brand specializing in fermented foods and canned vegetables. Their product lineup includes a variety of pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented vegetable mixes.
Wild West isn’t on Fairfax Market’s shelf yet. The opening: 3 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Sauerkraut Juice in Sauerkraut.
Fairfax Market stocks sauerkraut thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
The more differentiated opening is sauerkraut: Fairfax Market stocks only 4 there, so Wild West Sauerkraut Juice stands out rather than blending in.
Fairfax Market merchandises 4 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin sauerkraut shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Wild West 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.
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
Wild West’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 →
