San Francisco · 3 grocers · Niche

the cocoa powder aisle

San Francisco's cocoa powder aisle is a niche shelf with only a handful of brands: 10 products from 4 brands across 3 grocers. guittard owns the most shelf — 50% of SKUs, ahead of equal exchange. The shelf leans gluten-free — 30% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: niche — a boutique shelf — only a handful of brands (opportunity 68/100).

10
products
4
brands
$14.22
avg price
$9.03–$17.49
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the cocoa powder shelf.

guittard
50% of shelf5 SKUs
eequal exchange
30% of shelf3 SKUs
ghirardelli
10% of shelf1 SKU
hhershey's
10% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Gluten-Free
30%
Low sugar
20%
Seed-Oil-Free
20%
Low calorie
20%
Peanut-Free
10%
Dairy-Free
10%
Vegan
10%
Minimally Processed
10%

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.

scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/oz
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
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

20
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
57
med
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
36
med
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
68
high
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 →