Golden Grain 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 18 SKUs across 12 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen.
Lead with Sea Shells, Large in Shell Pasta.
United Markets stocks shell pasta thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 1 other Bay Area grocer.
The more differentiated opening is shell pasta: United Markets stocks only 9 there, so Golden Grain Sea Shells, Large stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 12 of the 12 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin shell pasta shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Golden Grain 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 2 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 2 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in shell pasta. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
What to bring to expand
Golden Grain’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 →
