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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Greenfield

the fermented foods aisle

San Francisco's fermented foods aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 37 products from 10 brands across 3 grocers. sinto gourmet owns the most shelf — 19% of SKUs, ahead of wise goat organics. The shelf leans plant-based — 41% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: greenfield — wide open — room for a new brand (opportunity 70/100).

37
products
10
brands
$11.41
avg price
$5.59–$20.07
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 2 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the fermented foods shelf.

ssinto gourmet
19% of shelf7 SKUs
wise goat organics
16% of shelf6 SKUs
qqueens
16% of shelf6 SKUs
llocal culture
14% of shelf5 SKUs
mmother-in-law's
11% of shelf4 SKUs
wwild west ferments
8% of shelf3 SKUs
wwildbrine
5% of shelf2 SKUs
woodstock
5% of shelf2 SKUs
sonoma gourmet
3% of shelf1 SKU
bubbies
3% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Plant-Based
41%
Vegetarian
38%
Weight Management
24%
Vegan
22%
Organic
22%
Minimally Processed
5%
Peanut-Free
3%
Nut-Free
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)
price normalized per oz (sizes vary)4 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

43
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
67
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
13
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
70
high
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 0% · 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 →