Lotus at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Lotus Foods is a California-based company specializing in importing and producing specialty rice and rice-based products.
Lotus isn’t on United Markets’ shelf yet. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Foods, Organic Millet & Brown Rice Ramen, 2.5 oz, 12-Count in Ramen Noodles.
United Markets stocks ramen noodles 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.
United Markets carries jasmine rice in real depth, 18 SKUs against a fleet median of 7.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf. The more differentiated opening is ramen noodles: United Markets stocks only 6 there, so Lotus Foods, Organic Millet & Brown Rice Ramen, 2.5 oz, 12-Count stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the ramen noodles, and position the jasmine rice as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 2 of the 3 categories the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin ramen noodles shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Lotus 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
How it prices
Where it would price in ramen noodles. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which).
What to bring to land
Lotus’ 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 →
