Bay Area · 15 grocers · Leader-led❄️ heat 28 · COOL
the queso fresco aisle
Bay Area's queso fresco aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 24 products from 5 brands across 15 grocers. cacique owns the most shelf · 57% of SKUs, ahead of el mexicano. The shelf leans vegetarian · 17% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: leader-led · a clear front-runner, but not yet a lock (opportunity 63/100).
24
products
5
brands
$6.95
avg price
$0.47-$0.97 /oz
typical range
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Who owns the shelf
brands by share of the queso fresco shelf.
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
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)All stores combined.
Market structure
24
lowBrand competition
how many brands compete
67
highVariety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
39
medTop-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
63
medLaunch whitespace
room for a new brand
store-brand share: 0% · scores 0-100.
Top products
the queso fresco products in the most Bay Area grocers · widest distribution first.
Cacique Queso Fresco
$4.697 grocers
Cacique Cheese, Part Skim Milk, Queso Fresco
$4.696 grocers
El Mexicano Casero Queso Fresco Crumbling Cheese
$5.995 grocers
El Mexicano Cremoso Queso Fresco Crumbling Cheese
$4.991 grocer
Queso Del Valle Queso Fresco
$7.491 grocer
Don Froylan Queso Fresco Artesanal Mexican Cheese
$9.791 grocer
Ochoa Queso Fresco Oregon's Artisanal Cheese
$13.691 grocer