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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the milk alternatives aisle

San Francisco's milk alternatives aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 69 products from 11 brands across 3 grocers. califia farms owns the most shelf — 39% of SKUs, ahead of three trees. The shelf leans dairy-free — 41% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 68/100).

69
products
11
brands
$6.73
avg price
$4.29–$10.22
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 milk alternatives shelf.

califia farms
39% of shelf27 SKUs
tthree trees
13% of shelf9 SKUs
aalmond breeze
12% of shelf8 SKUs
mmalk
10% of shelf7 SKUs
ttáche
6% of shelf4 SKUs
eelmhurst
6% of shelf4 SKUs
pacific foods
6% of shelf4 SKUs
bblue diamond
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ttache
3% of shelf2 SKUs
ssilk
1% of shelf1 SKU
nnew barn organics
1% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Dairy-Free
41%
Plant-Based
35%
Vegetarian
35%
Weight Management
22%
Organic
13%
Heart Health
12%
Vegan
12%
Gluten-Free
12%

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:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per fl oz (sizes vary)1 omitted (no fl oz size)

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

Market structure

46
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
71
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
21
low
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 →