Scanning the aisle…
Bay Area's soy bean paste aisle is a niche shelf with only a handful of brands: 3 products from 3 brands across 2 grocers. hanamaruki owns the most shelf · 50% of SKUs, ahead of yamabuki shiro miso. The shelf leans plant-based · 33% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: niche · a boutique shelf · only a handful of brands (opportunity 71/100).
brands by share of the soy bean paste shelf.
the claims products on this shelf lead with · share of SKUs carrying each.
store-brand share: 0% · scores 0-100.
the soy bean paste products in the most Bay Area grocers · widest distribution first.