Niman Ranch at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Niman Ranch is a premium meat company that specializes in all-natural beef, pork, and lamb products sourced from over 600 independent family farmers across the United States.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 15 SKUs across 11 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 6 categories to widen and 9 new doors to enter.
Lead with Grass-Fed Angus Ground Beef in Ground Beef.
United Markets stocks ground beef 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 ground beef: United Markets stocks only 3 there, so Niman Ranch Grass-Fed Angus Ground Beef stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 23 of the 31 categories the brand sells.
grass-fed, non-gmo against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 50/100.
enters a thin ground beef shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Niman Ranch 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 2 of 7 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Niman Ranch’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 →
