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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the parmesan aisle

San Francisco's parmesan aisle is a fragmented shelf spread across many brands: 23 products from 6 brands across 3 grocers. Store brands hold 4%. The shelf leans vegetarian — 78% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 37/100).

23
products
6
brands
$12.79
avg price
$5.59–$28.39
typical range

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Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the parmesan shelf.

belgioioso
22% of shelf5 SKUs
mmitica
17% of shelf4 SKUs
bbertagni 1882 spa
9% of shelf2 SKUs
mmarin specialty foods
9% of shelf2 SKUs
marin french cheese co.
4% of shelf1 SKU
gus'sPL
4% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Vegetarian
78%
Keto
13%
Weight Management
13%
Low-Carb
13%
Organic
13%
Blood-Sugar Aware
13%
Gluten-Free
9%
Low calorie
9%

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

28
low
Brand competition
how many brands compete
91
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
10
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
37
med
Launch whitespace
room for a new brand

store-brand share: 4% · 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 →