San Francisco · 4 grocers · Contested

the guacamole aisle

San Francisco's guacamole aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 13 products from 6 brands across 4 grocers. salsa for all seasons owns the most shelf — 23% of SKUs, ahead of wholly wholesome. Store brands hold 23%. The shelf leans plant-based — 15% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 47/100).

13
products
6
brands
$9.61
avg price
$6.99–$10.89
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the guacamole shelf.

ssalsa for all seasons
23% of shelf3 SKUs
wwholly wholesome
15% of shelf2 SKUs
yyucatan
15% of shelf2 SKUs
bi-rite marketPL
15% of shelf2 SKUs
gus'sPL
8% of shelf1 SKU
yyo quiero!
8% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Plant-Based
15%
Vegetarian
15%
Organic
8%

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.

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

28
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
68
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
14
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
47
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 23% · 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 →