Star at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Star Fine Foods is a brand specializing in premium olive oils, vinegars, and olives, emphasizing Mediterranean heritage with American roots.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 12 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 1 new door to enter.
Lead with Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Olive Oils.
United Markets stocks olive oils thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 5 other Bay Area grocers.
United Markets carries olives in real depth, 61 SKUs against a fleet median of 19.5, so a new entry there is the Nth option, and its per-unit price would likely sit near the top of a crowded shelf.
United Markets merchandises 6 of the 6 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 45/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
The full runway
Every category Star 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 4 of 10 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in olive oils. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per fl oz (hover for which). Star (orange) sits in line with the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Star’s 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 →
