Mestemacher at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 10 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen.
Lead with Pumpernickel Bread in Pumpernickel Bread.
United Markets stocks pumpernickel bread 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 whole grain bread in real depth, 24 SKUs against a fleet median of 11, 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 pumpernickel bread: United Markets stocks only 1 there, so Mestemacher Pumpernickel Bread stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the pumpernickel bread, and position the whole grain bread as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 5 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin pumpernickel bread shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Mestemacher 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 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 4 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Mestemacher’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 →
