Somos at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Somos is a Mexican food brand that offers a range of ready-to-eat products inspired by authentic Mexican recipes.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 13 SKUs across 7 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 4 new doors to enter.
Lead with Medium Al Pastor Taco Simmer Sauce in Taco Sauces.
United Markets stocks taco sauces 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 taco sauces: United Markets stocks only 10 there, so Somos Medium Al Pastor Taco Simmer Sauce stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 12 of the 12 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 80/100.
enters a thin taco sauces shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Somos 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 2 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 1 of 3 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
What to bring to expand
Somos’ 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 →
