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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the desserts aisle

San Francisco's desserts aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 105 products from 26 brands across 3 grocers. Store brands hold 20%. The shelf leans gluten-free — 15% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 50/100).

105
products
26
brands
$8.08
avg price
$3.29–$13.89
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 12 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the desserts shelf.

ppetit pot
11% of shelf12 SKUs
bi-rite marketPL
11% of shelf12 SKUs
ssweet craft dolceria
11% of shelf11 SKUs
mmighty chia
10% of shelf10 SKUs
wwhat the flan!
7% of shelf7 SKUs
gus'sPL
5% of shelf5 SKUs
luke’s localPL
4% of shelf4 SKUs
ddel real
4% of shelf4 SKUs
hhail merry
3% of shelf3 SKUs
kkozy shack
2% of shelf2 SKUs
jj. street
2% of shelf2 SKUs
bbart's fudge
2% of shelf2 SKUs
ssimurgh bakery
2% of shelf2 SKUs
zzee zees
2% of shelf2 SKUs
iines rosales usa llc
1% of shelf1 SKU
ggalaxy desserts
1% of shelf1 SKU
mmollies own
1% of shelf1 SKU
ddiamond
1% of shelf1 SKU
sshampa's
1% of shelf1 SKU
zzuke's
1% of shelf1 SKU
ddate better
1% of shelf1 SKU
cchuckanut bay foods
1% of shelf1 SKU
bbatter bakery
1% of shelf1 SKU
jjill's jewels
1% of shelf1 SKU
zzen
1% of shelf1 SKU
llilly's baking co.
1% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Gluten-Free
15%
Plant-Based
7%
Vegetarian
7%
Organic
7%
Vegan
6%
Dairy-Free
5%
Seed-Oil-Free
3%
Not vegan
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:no dominant segmentation on this shelf
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
Shape:nationalstore brand
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)5 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

76
high
Brand competition
how many brands compete
79
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
6
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
50
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 20% · 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 →