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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Greenfield

the dog food aisle

San Francisco's dog food aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 32 products from 7 brands across 3 grocers. i and love and you owns the most shelf — 38% of SKUs, ahead of birdie & louie. The shelf leans dairy-free — 16% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: greenfield — wide open — room for a new brand (opportunity 70/100).

32
products
7
brands
$12.35
avg price
$4.29–$38.61
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 dog food shelf.

i and love and you
38% of shelf12 SKUs
birdie & louie
25% of shelf8 SKUs
mmerrick
13% of shelf4 SKUs
tthe honest kitchen
9% of shelf3 SKUs
wellness
9% of shelf3 SKUs
bblue buffalo
3% of shelf1 SKU
pprimal pet foods
3% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Dairy-Free
16%
Gluten-Free
16%
Not vegan
16%
Seed-Oil-Free
13%
High-Protein
3%
Muscle & Performance
3%

How this market segments

the ways the dog food shelf actually divides — the dimensions that separate what's on it.

Protein Source5 segments
Chicken
28% · 9
Beef
19% · 6
Other Protein
9% · 3
Lamb
3% · 1
Turkey
3% · 1
Price Tier3 segments
Budget
34% · 11
Mid-Range
25% · 8
Premium
16% · 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.

scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/oz
Color:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
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

32
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
81
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
24
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
70
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 →