Eastern Standard Provisions at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Pretzels, Artisanal, Signature Soft, Three Cheese Classic in Frozen Pretzels.
United Markets stocks frozen pretzels thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is frozen pretzels: United Markets stocks only 2 there, so Eastern Standard Provisions Pretzels, Artisanal, Signature Soft, Three Cheese Classic stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 70/100.
enters a thin frozen pretzels shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Eastern Standard Provisions 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 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
What to bring to expand
Eastern Standard Provisions’ 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 →