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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the bagels aisle

San Francisco's bagels aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 49 products from 12 brands across 3 grocers. wise sons owns the most shelf — 33% of SKUs, ahead of boichik bagels. Store brands hold 14%. The shelf leans plant-based — 18% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 64/100).

49
products
12
brands
$10.12
avg price
$3.89–$18.62
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the bagels shelf.

wise sons
33% of shelf16 SKUs
bboichik bagels
12% of shelf6 SKUs
dave's killer bread
8% of shelf4 SKUs
gus'sPL
8% of shelf4 SKUs
oodd bagel
6% of shelf3 SKUs
canyon bakehouse
6% of shelf3 SKUs
gussPL
6% of shelf3 SKUs
wwestern bagel
6% of shelf3 SKUs
wwhole grain bakery,
4% of shelf2 SKUs
udi's
2% of shelf1 SKU
tthomas’
2% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

the claims products on this shelf lead with — share of SKUs carrying each.

Plant-Based
18%
Vegetarian
18%
Gluten-Free
12%
Heart Health
8%
Minimally Processed
8%
Weight Management
6%
Nut-Free
6%
Organic
6%

Brand positioning

every brand by share of shelf × price. bubble size = the brand's total reach across all aisles; color = positioning stance. top-right owns the premium end; bottom-right owns the mainstream.

store
scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/oz
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
Shape:nationalstore brand
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)4 omitted (no oz size)

All stores combined. Tap a store to see who wins its shelf.

Market structure

49
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
80
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
15
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
64
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 14% · scores 0–100.

More aisles

how we measure.prices & assortment are collected from public storefronts of San Franciscogrocers, deduped to distinct products, and normalized to a per-unit price from each product's parsed size. market-structure scores come from brand shares. figures update as we re-measure. full methodology →