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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the deli meats aisle

San Francisco's deli meats aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 125 products from 26 brands across 3 grocers. diestel family ranch owns the most shelf — 16% of SKUs, ahead of boar's head. Store brands hold 3%. The shelf leans gluten-free — 8% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 59/100).

125
products
26
brands
$14.43
avg price
$2.79–$31.47
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 12 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the deli meats shelf.

diestel family ranch
16% of shelf20 SKUs
boar's head
7% of shelf9 SKUs
true story
7% of shelf9 SKUs
niman ranch
6% of shelf8 SKUs
applegate
6% of shelf8 SKUs
zoe's meats
6% of shelf8 SKUs
columbus
5% of shelf6 SKUs
fra' mani
4% of shelf5 SKUs
creminelli fine meats
4% of shelf5 SKUs
levoni
4% of shelf5 SKUs
gus'sPL
3% of shelf4 SKUs
hheritage foods usa
3% of shelf4 SKUs
mmonte nevado
3% of shelf4 SKUs
mmaestri
2% of shelf3 SKUs
brooklyn cured
2% of shelf2 SKUs
ffratelli beretta
2% of shelf2 SKUs
ffresca italia
2% of shelf2 SKUs
ddiestel turkey ranch
2% of shelf2 SKUs
ppio tosini
2% of shelf2 SKUs
vvolpi
2% of shelf2 SKUs
ccream co.
2% of shelf2 SKUs
fferrarini
2% of shelf2 SKUs
the spotted trotter
2% of shelf2 SKUs
rroberts
1% of shelf1 SKU
rrovagnati
1% of shelf1 SKU
molinari & sons
1% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Gluten-Free
8%
Organic
6%
High-Protein
6%
Not vegan
5%
Seed-Oil-Free
5%
Low sugar
5%
Dairy-Free
5%
Weight Management
3%

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)6 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

76
high
Brand competition
how many brands compete
89
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
6
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
59
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 3% · 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 →