Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Momofuku offers a selection of gourmet condiments and noodles crafted by Chef David Chang, featuring unique flavor combinations and high-quality ingredients.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 1 SKU across 1 category. The growth is depth and breadth: 1 category to widen and 6 new doors to enter.
Lead with Soy & Scallion Noodles, Restaurant Quality Instant Ramen in Instant Noodles.
United Markets stocks instant noodles thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 8 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries barbecue sauces in real depth, 50 SKUs against a fleet median of 14, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
United Markets merchandises 8 of the 8 categories the brand sells.
vegan, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 85/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Momofuku 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 1 of 13 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Where it would price in instant noodles. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Momofuku (orange) sits below the shelf.
Momofuku’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 →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.