Roland Foods 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 40 SKUs across 28 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 10 new doors to enter.
Lead with Israeli Couscous Porcini Mushroom in Couscous.
United Markets stocks couscous thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 2 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries crackers in real depth, 224 SKUs against a fleet median of 85, 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 couscous: United Markets stocks only 9 there, so Roland Foods Israeli Couscous Porcini Mushroom stands out rather than blending in. Lead with the couscous, and position the crackers as a finishing or gift item.
United Markets merchandises 40 of the 40 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 40/100.
enters a thin couscous shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Roland Foods 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 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 2 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in couscous. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Roland Foods (orange) sits well above the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Roland Foods’ SKUs United Markets doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Already on the shelf · showing 24 of 40
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 →
