Marie Callender's at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Marie Callender's is a brand specializing in frozen meals and desserts, known for its made-from-scratch taste and quality ingredients.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 18 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 6 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Corn Bread Mix, Original, Restaurant Style in Cornbread Mixes.
United Markets stocks cornbread mixes 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 cornbread mixes: United Markets stocks only 5 there, so Marie Callender's Corn Bread Mix, Original, Restaurant Style stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 10 of the 10 categories the brand sells.
organic against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 30/100.
enters a thin cornbread mixes shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Marie Callender's 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 5 of 16 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 11 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Marie Callender'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 →
