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San Francisco · 2 grocers · Contested

the meat alternatives aisle

San Francisco's meat alternatives aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 26 products from 10 brands across 2 grocers. tofurky owns the most shelf — 27% of SKUs, ahead of hellenic farms. The shelf leans plant-based — 50% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 64/100).

26
products
10
brands
$9.19
avg price
$6.69–$12.19
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 6 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the meat alternatives shelf.

tofurky
27% of shelf7 SKUs
hhellenic farms
23% of shelf6 SKUs
beyond meat
15% of shelf4 SKUs
hhey!hunger
8% of shelf2 SKUs
ddaring
8% of shelf2 SKUs
ggardein
4% of shelf1 SKU
iimpossible
4% of shelf1 SKU
mmorning star farms
4% of shelf1 SKU
ddr. praeger's
4% of shelf1 SKU
uupton's naturals
4% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Plant-Based
50%
Vegan
46%
Vegetarian
42%
Heart Health
31%
Gluten-Free
27%
Dairy-Free
23%
Muscle & Performance
19%
High-Protein
19%

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)

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

Market structure

43
med
Brand competition
how many brands compete
71
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
17
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
64
med
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 →