Reading the shelf…
Mill Valley Market is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, mid-size at about 8,590 sq ft each.
Wildwood is a brand that specializes in organic, plant-based food products, particularly known for its diverse tofu offerings.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 5 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 2 new doors to enter.
Lead with Organic SprouTofu Baked Tofu, Teriyaki, 6 Ounce in Tofu And Bean Curd.
Mill Valley Market stocks tofu and bean curd 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.
Mill Valley Market carries chocolate candies in real depth, 423 SKUs against a fleet median of 159, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is tofu and bean curd: Mill Valley Market stocks only 12 there, so Organic SprouTofu Baked Tofu, Teriyaki, 6 Ounce stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the tofu and bean curd, and position the chocolate candies as a finishing or gift item.
Mill Valley Market merchandises 4 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin tofu and bean curd shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Wildwood plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Mill Valley 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 5 of 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in tofu and bean curd. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Wildwood (orange) sits below the shelf.
Wildwood’s SKUs Mill Valley Market doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Mill Valley 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. Mill Valley Market profile →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.