Jose Andres Fishsnax at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Jose Andres Fishsnax isn’t on United Markets’ shelf yet. The opening: 1 category where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with FishSnax by Jose Andres Sardines with Lemon & Olive Oil in Canned Sardines.
United Markets stocks canned sardines 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 canned sardines: United Markets stocks only 11 there, so FishSnax by Jose Andres Sardines with Lemon & Olive Oil stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 85/100.
enters a thin canned sardines shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Jose Andres Fishsnax 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.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
How it prices
Where it would price in canned sardines. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Jose Andres Fishsnax (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to land
Jose Andres Fishsnax’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 →