Stouffer's at United Markets
United Markets is a specialty independent running 1 Bay Area store, large-format at about 26,260 sq ft each.
Stouffer's is a well-established brand known for its frozen prepared meals and entrées, offering a variety of home-style and international flavors.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 22 SKUs across 5 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 4 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter.
Lead with Macaroni & Cheese in Frozen Macaroni & Cheese.
United Markets stocks frozen macaroni & cheese thinly, so a differentiated snack stands out instead of becoming the Nth option on a crowded shelf. It already earns space at 3 other Bay Area grocers.
The more differentiated opening is frozen macaroni & cheese: United Markets stocks only 5 there, so Stouffer's Macaroni & Cheese stands out rather than blending in.
United Markets merchandises 8 of the 9 categories the brand sells.
vegetarian against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 25/100.
enters a thin frozen macaroni & cheese shelf as a point of difference.
The full runway
Every category Stouffer's 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 10 of 34 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 8 of 19 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
How it prices
Where it would price in frozen macaroni & cheese. Each dot is a product on the shelf, by its cost per oz (hover for which). Stouffer's (orange) sits below the shelf.
What to bring to expand
Stouffer'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 →
