Reading the shelf…
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Seedly offers a selection of dark chocolate barks that blend rich 70% dark chocolate with a variety of organic ingredients, including seeds, fruits, and natural flavorings.
Seedly isn’t on United Markets’ shelf yet. The opening: 2 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Vanilla Quinoa Crunch Dark Chocolate Seed Bark in Quinoa.
United Markets stocks quinoa 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 quinoa: United Markets stocks only 12 there, so Seedly Vanilla Quinoa Crunch Dark Chocolate Seed Bark stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 2 of the 2 categories the brand sells.
keto, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 60/100.
enters a thin quinoa shelf as a point of difference.
Every category Seedly 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.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Not here yet, but the shelf is real: a clean first door into a category the brand runs deep in.
Where it would price in quinoa. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Seedly (orange) sits well above the shelf.
Seedly’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 →