Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Kalahari Snacks specializes in producing biltong, a traditional South African air-dried beef snack, offering a healthier alternative to traditional beef jerky.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 3 SKUs across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen.
Lead with Beef, Thinly Sliced, Air Dried, Chili Lime in Meat Jerky.
United Markets stocks meat jerky 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 1 of the 1 category the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 70/100.
maps onto categories the store already runs.
Every category Kalahari Snacks 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 3 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in meat jerky. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Kalahari Snacks (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Kalahari Snacks’ 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 →