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San Francisco · 2 grocers · Contested

the cat food aisle

San Francisco's cat food aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 59 products from 8 brands across 2 grocers. wellness owns the most shelf — 34% of SKUs, ahead of i and love and you. The shelf leans dairy-free — 24% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 64/100).

59
products
8
brands
$6.89
avg price
$2.19–$31.34
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 2 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the cat food shelf.

wellness
34% of shelf20 SKUs
i and love and you
25% of shelf15 SKUs
birdie & louie
17% of shelf10 SKUs
ffancy feast
10% of shelf6 SKUs
bblue buffalo
5% of shelf3 SKUs
mmerrick
3% of shelf2 SKUs
tthe honest kitchen
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ppure cravings
2% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Dairy-Free
24%
Gluten-Free
24%
Not vegan
24%
Seed-Oil-Free
14%
High-Protein
12%
Muscle & Performance
12%

How this market segments

the ways the cat food shelf actually divides — the dimensions that separate what's on it (★ = the primary cut).

Food Form3 segments
Wet Food
41% · 24
Other Forms
22% · 13
Dry Kibble
7% · 4
Protein Source5 segments
Chicken
27% · 16
Fish
27% · 16
Mixed/Unspecified Protein
8% · 5
Other Protein
5% · 3
Beef
2% · 1

Brand positioning

every brand by share of shelf × price. bubble size = the brand's total reach across all aisles; color = food form (this shelf's main segmentation). top-right owns the premium end; bottom-right owns the mainstream.

scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/oz
Food Form:Wet FoodDry KibbleOther Forms
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)

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

Market structure

36
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
86
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
22
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
64
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 0% · 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 →