San Francisco · 4 grocers · Contested

the hummus aisle

San Francisco's hummus aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 53 products from 11 brands across 4 grocers. gus's owns the most shelf — 15% of SKUs, ahead of ithaca hummus. Store brands hold 23%. The shelf leans plant-based — 21% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 56/100).

53
products
11
brands
$7.84
avg price
$4.89–$13.24
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the hummus shelf.

gus'sPL
15% of shelf8 SKUs
iithaca hummus
15% of shelf8 SKUs
sabra
13% of shelf7 SKUs
oobour
11% of shelf6 SKUs
zzee's
8% of shelf4 SKUs
llittle sesame
8% of shelf4 SKUs
bi-rite marketPL
8% of shelf4 SKUs
hhummus guy's
6% of shelf3 SKUs
llantana
4% of shelf2 SKUs
hhaig's
4% of shelf2 SKUs
boar's head
4% of shelf2 SKUs

How it's positioned

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

Plant-Based
21%
Vegetarian
17%
Gluten-Free
4%
Minimally Processed
4%
Organic
4%
Vegan
4%

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)1 omitted (no oz size)

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

Market structure

46
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
77
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
10
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
56
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 →