San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested
the chai tea aisle
San Francisco's chai tea aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 19 products from 11 brands across 3 grocers. david rio owns the most shelf — 26% of SKUs, ahead of leaves and flowers. The shelf leans organic — 32% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 60/100).
19
products
11
brands
$13.20
avg price
$5.49–$21.39
typical range
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Who owns the shelf
brands by share of the chai tea shelf.
How it's positioned
the claims products on this shelf lead with — share of SKUs carrying each.
Organic
32%
Vegan
26%
Dairy-Free
21%
Gluten-Free
21%
Seed-Oil-Free
21%
Plant-Based
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
Color:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per ct (sizes vary)5 omitted (no ct size)All stores combined. Tap a store to see who wins its shelf.
Market structure
46
medBrand competition
how many brands compete
81
highVariety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
13
lowTop-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
60
medLaunch whitespace
room for a new brand
store-brand share: 0% · scores 0–100.