Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Ore-Ida is a well-known brand specializing in frozen potato products, offering a variety of convenient and crispy options for meals and snacks.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 11 SKUs across 4 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 3 categories to widen.
Lead with Extra Crispy Tater Tots Seasoned Shredded Food Snacks Frozen Potatoes in Frozen Tater Tots.
United Markets stocks frozen tater tots thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 4 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is frozen tater tots: United Markets stocks only 4 there, so Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Tater Tots Seasoned Shredded Food Snacks Frozen Potatoes stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 4 of the 5 categories the brand sells.
vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
enters a thin frozen tater tots shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Ore-ida 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 9 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 3 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Where it would price in frozen tater tots. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Ore-ida (orange) sits below the shelf.
Ore-ida’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 →
On shelf here, but only 1 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.