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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Own-brand led

the cakes aisle

San Francisco's cakes aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 61 products from 15 brands across 3 grocers. bi-rite market owns the most shelf — 30% of SKUs, ahead of lundberg family farms. Store brands hold 36%. The shelf leans nut-free — 13% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: own-brand led — the store's own private label owns the shelf (opportunity 59/100).

61
products
15
brands
$9.71
avg price
$4.49–$20.95
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 6 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the cakes shelf.

bi-rite marketPL
30% of shelf18 SKUs
lundberg family farms
20% of shelf12 SKUs
just desserts
12% of shelf7 SKUs
rrubicon
12% of shelf7 SKUs
gus'sPL
5% of shelf3 SKUs
llittle bee baking
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ssweet sam's
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ffriendly grains
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ccosteaux french bakery
2% of shelf1 SKU
ggive & go
2% of shelf1 SKU
gussPL
2% of shelf1 SKU
nnut free bakery
2% of shelf1 SKU
rrubican bakers
2% of shelf1 SKU
ssweet things
2% of shelf1 SKU
aabe's
2% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Nut-Free
13%
Vegetarian
13%
Plant-Based
13%
Organic
11%
Peanut-Free
10%
Gluten-Free
10%
Vegan
7%
Heart Health
5%

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:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
Shape:nationalstore brand
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)3 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

57
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
86
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
16
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
59
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 36% · 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 →