First Mate vs Birdie & Louie · Bay Area shelf head-to-head
First Mate and Birdie & Louie, side by side on Bay Area’s shelves · same instruments, same day, no sponsorship.
Brand Power, component by component
the same four weighted signals scored on both brands’ own pages.
carried in 1 of 24 Bay Area grocers·carried in 12 of 24 Bay Area grocers
Contested categories
categories both brands play in · each bar is that brand’s share of the category’s SKUs citywide.
only First Mate
no top category Birdie & Louie doesn’t also play in.
only Birdie & Louie
no top category First Mate doesn’t also play in.
Doors
who stocks each brand right now · shared, and each brand’s exclusive doors.
no exclusive doors — everywhere First Mate is, Birdie & Louie is too.
Head to head
each brand’s closest counterpart to the other’s, matched on what the product is (name, category, description) · not price.
both sides measured by the same instruments on the same shelves · see each brand’s full page: First Mate · Birdie & Louie
