Reading the shelf…
Muso From Japan is a renowned brand specializing in natural and organic food products, rooted in the principles of macrobiotics. Established in 1969 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the brand emphasizes traditional culinary practices and supports family-run small businesses.
Brand Power (0-100) blends four shelf signals. Price position is shown below for context · a value↔premium read, not part of the score.
carried in 19 of 24 Bay Area grocers. how many stores stock the brand.
28 products in the catalog. how deep the product line is (saturating).
spans 11 categories · 17 subcategories. how many categories the brand plays in (saturating).
each bar is the % of that category's SKUs that are Muso From Japan (full bar = 100% of the shelf), grouped by department.
the brands crowding the same categories as Muso From Japan · photographed shelf-mates first, then brands stocked beside it at the same grocers, then same-category rivals citywide.
closest to Muso From Japan in what it makes — matched on product name, category & description across the whole catalog, wherever they’re sold. Not who it competes with on the shelf.
every Muso From Japan product in stock, cheapest first.


























Bay Area stores already carrying Muso From Japanthat meaningfully merchandise other categories it sells but isn't in here yet · ranked by open categories. A door already won, with room on adjacent shelves.
open here: Asian Seasoning Mixes, Chili Sauces, Dry Soup Kits · +8 more
~3% average share on the shelves it competes on. how dominant it is where it shows up.
priced above 79% of same-category rivals. where it sits on price vs category peers · context, not scored into Brand Power.
42 storefronts across 19 grocers carry it · tap a pin to open the store.
open here: Chili Sauces, Dry Soup Kits, Hot Sauces · +8 more
open = the store meaningfully carries that category (real depth, not a token SKU) and Muso From Japan sells it elsewhere but has no SKU here.