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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Fragmented

the hot sauces aisle

San Francisco's hot sauces aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 77 products from 30 brands across 3 grocers. cholula owns the most shelf — 9% of SKUs, ahead of seed ranch flavor co. Store brands hold 1%. The shelf leans plant-based — 38% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: fragmented — a crowded free-for-all with no clear structure (opportunity 59/100).

77
products
30
brands
$9.70
avg price
$3.39–$16.50
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the hot sauces shelf.

ccholula
9% of shelf7 SKUs
sseed ranch flavor co
8% of shelf6 SKUs
yyellowbird
7% of shelf5 SKUs
ssecret aardvark
7% of shelf5 SKUs
llucky dog
5% of shelf4 SKUs
ttari
5% of shelf4 SKUs
cchef sarah germany
5% of shelf4 SKUs
sscarlet fire
4% of shelf3 SKUs
rancho gordo
4% of shelf3 SKUs
ddea
4% of shelf3 SKUs
ppisqueya
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ccrystal geyser
3% of shelf2 SKUs
hhot ones hot sauce
3% of shelf2 SKUs
kkarolina moto
3% of shelf2 SKUs
mmuso from japan
3% of shelf2 SKUs
aaji pepper sauce
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ttapatio
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ttia lupita
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ttry me
3% of shelf2 SKUs
zzab's
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ddave's gourmet
1% of shelf1 SKU
ffrank's redhot®
1% of shelf1 SKU
ccien chiles
1% of shelf1 SKU
ttres guapos
1% of shelf1 SKU
ttruff
1% of shelf1 SKU
zzab's hot sauce
1% of shelf1 SKU
ppepper plant
1% of shelf1 SKU
mmelinda's
1% of shelf1 SKU
gus'sPL
1% of shelf1 SKU
ttabasco
1% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Plant-Based
38%
Vegetarian
36%
Gluten-Free
5%
Weight Management
5%
Heart Health
4%
Minimally Processed
4%
Organic
3%
Paleo
1%

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 shelf →avg $/fl oz →
Color:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per fl oz (sizes vary)14 omitted (no fl oz size)

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

Market structure

81
high
Brand competition
how many brands compete
79
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
4
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
59
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 1% · scores 0–100.

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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 →