Classico at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Classico is a brand known for its authentic Italian-style pasta sauces, offering a variety of flavors that cater to different tastes.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 8 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Roasted Garlic Alfredo Pasta Sauce in Alfredo Sauce.
United Markets stocks alfredo sauce 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 alfredo sauce: United Markets stocks only 8 there, so Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo Pasta Sauce stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 3 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin alfredo sauce shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Classico 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 6 of 15 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in alfredo sauce. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Classico (orange) sits below the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Classico’s 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 →
