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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the dairy alternatives aisle

San Francisco's dairy alternatives aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 14 products from 6 brands across 3 grocers. forager project owns the most shelf — 21% of SKUs, ahead of west life. The shelf leans organic — 57% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 58/100).

14
products
6
brands
$7.45
avg price
$6.09–$9.71
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 dairy alternatives shelf.

forager project
21% of shelf3 SKUs
wwest life
21% of shelf3 SKUs
califia farms
14% of shelf2 SKUs
eden foods
14% of shelf2 SKUs
ssilk
14% of shelf2 SKUs
tthree trees
14% of shelf2 SKUs

How it's positioned

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

Organic
57%
Vegetarian
43%
Plant-Based
43%
Dairy-Free
36%
Gluten-Free
29%
Heart Health
14%
Low sugar
7%
Low calorie
7%

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 $/fl oz
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per fl oz (sizes vary)2 omitted (no fl oz size)

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

Market structure

28
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
65
med
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
17
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
58
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 →