Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Happy Baby Organics is a brand dedicated to providing organic baby food products, including infant formulas, purees, and snacks.
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 Organic Yogis Freeze-Dried Yogurt & Fruit Snacks Banana & Mango in Baby Snacks.
United Markets stocks baby snacks 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.
The more differentiated opening is baby snacks: United Markets stocks only 8 there, so Happy Baby Organics Organic Yogis Freeze-Dried Yogurt & Fruit Snacks Banana & Mango stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 3 of the 4 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 65/100.
enters a thin baby snacks shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Happy Baby Organics 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 4 of 28 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in baby snacks. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Happy Baby Organics (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
Happy Baby Organics’ 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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
