Huel at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Huel is a brand specializing in nutritionally complete meal replacements and protein drinks.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 2 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 4 new doors to enter.
Lead with Black Edition High Protein Chocolate Meal Replacement Drink in Protein Drinks.
United Markets stocks protein drinks thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries fruit juice & blends in real depth, 124 SKUs against a fleet median of 39, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
United Markets merchandises 5 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
an established national brand with proven demand.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway
Every category Huel 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.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
How it prices
Where it would price in protein drinks. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Huel (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Huel’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 →
