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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the cream cheese aisle

San Francisco's cream cheese aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 38 products from 16 brands across 3 grocers. philadelphia owns the most shelf — 13% of SKUs, ahead of clover sonoma. Store brands hold 3%. The shelf leans vegetarian — 71% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 59/100).

38
products
16
brands
$6.68
avg price
$1.59–$11.77
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the cream cheese shelf.

pphiladelphia
13% of shelf5 SKUs
clover sonoma
13% of shelf5 SKUs
sierra nevada cheese co.
13% of shelf5 SKUs
wise sons
11% of shelf4 SKUs
lle gall
11% of shelf4 SKUs
organic valley®
8% of shelf3 SKUs
nancy's
5% of shelf2 SKUs
ggood culture
5% of shelf2 SKUs
ccheeseland holland bv
3% of shelf1 SKU
mmiyoko's creamery
3% of shelf1 SKU
daiya
3% of shelf1 SKU
ttofutti
3% of shelf1 SKU
gguilloteau
3% of shelf1 SKU
green valley creamery
3% of shelf1 SKU
gus'sPL
3% of shelf1 SKU
kite hill
3% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Vegetarian
71%
Organic
24%
Dairy-Free
13%
Plant-Based
11%
Minimally Processed
11%
Vegan
8%
Low sugar
5%
Heart Health
3%

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 $/oz
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
Shape:nationalstore brand
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)2 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

59
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
79
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
9
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
59
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 3% · 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 →