Bubbies at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Bubbies is a brand known for its delicious fermented and pickled foods, as well as unique frozen desserts.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 7 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 4 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Mochi, Matcha Green Tea in Mochi.
United Markets stocks mochi thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 7 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries ice cream in real depth, 309 SKUs against a fleet median of 130, 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 mochi: United Markets stocks only 5 there, so Bubbies Mochi, Matcha Green Tea stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the mochi, and position the ice cream as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 7 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin mochi shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Bubbies plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at United Markets. 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 3 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in mochi. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Bubbies (orange) sits above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Bubbies’ SKUs United Markets doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf
Presence and depth are measured from United Markets’ 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. United Markets profile →
