Laoban vs Ling Ling · Bay Area shelf head-to-head
Laoban and Ling Ling, side by side on Bay Area’s shelves · same instruments, same day, no sponsorship.
Laoban carries more Brand PowerLaoban is in more Bay Area grocersLaoban fields the deeper lineupLaoban sits further up the premium end
Laoban
Ling Ling
46
brand power
18
15
products
7
4
categories
1
5
subcategories
1
11
grocers
8
$1.02
price per oz
45.7¢
Brand Power, component by component
the same four weighted signals scored on both brands’ own pages.
▬ Laoban▭ Ling Ling
Distribution · 30% of score46·33
carried in 11 of 24 Bay Area grocers·carried in 8 of 24 Bay Area grocers
Depth · 25% of score
Contested categories
categories both brands play in · each bar is that brand’s share of the category’s SKUs citywide.
only Laoban
only Ling Ling
no top category Laoban doesn’t also play in.
Doors
who stocks each brand right now · shared, and each brand’s exclusive doors.
Head to head
each brand’s closest counterpart to the other’s, matched on what the product is (name, category, description) · not price.
both sides measured by the same instruments on the same shelves · see each brand’s full page: Laoban · Ling Ling
