Hu at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Hu is a U.S.-based brand that specializes in organic, Fairtrade chocolate and snacks, founded in 2012 by siblings Jordan Brown and Jessica Karp.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 13 SKUs across 2 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Semi-Sweet Baking Chips in Chocolate Chips.
United Markets stocks chocolate chips 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.
United Markets merchandises 5 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
The full runway
Every category Hu 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 12 of 23 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in chocolate chips. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Hu (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Hu’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 →
