Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Frog Hollow Farm is a brand specializing in organic fruit spreads and dried fruits, known for its commitment to quality and sustainability.
Frog Hollow Farm isn’t on United Markets’ shelf yet. The opening: 3 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Organic Navel Orange Marmalade in Marmalades.
United Markets stocks marmalades thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries fruit preserves in real depth, 26 SKUs against a fleet median of 11.5, 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 marmalades: United Markets stocks only 7 there, so Frog Hollow Farm Organic Navel Orange Marmalade stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the marmalades, and position the fruit preserves as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 5 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin marmalades shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Frog Hollow Farm 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Where it would price in marmalades. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Frog Hollow Farm (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Frog Hollow Farm’s SKUs United Markets doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
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 →
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.