Smoking Goose at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Smoking Goose Charcuterie offers a diverse range of artisan meats, crafted with a focus on traditional techniques and quality ingredients.
Smoking Goose isn’t on United Markets’ shelf yet. The opening: 3 categories where the shelf is already deep and the brand runs strong elsewhere.
Lead with Hot Smoked Wagyu Beef Bologna in Bologna.
United Markets stocks bologna 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 bologna: United Markets stocks only 3 there, so Smoking Goose Hot Smoked Wagyu Beef Bologna stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 3 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
no strong clean/diet signal either way.
brand excitement 55/100.
enters a thin bologna shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Smoking Goose 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.
What to bring to land
Smoking Goose’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 →