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San Francisco · 3 grocers · Contested

the plant-based milk aisle

San Francisco's plant-based milk aisle is a competitive shelf with clear leaders: 54 products from 10 brands across 3 grocers. oatly owns the most shelf — 35% of SKUs, ahead of califia farms. The shelf leans vegetarian — 52% of SKUs carry that claim. Verdict: contested — real competition, no single winner (opportunity 69/100).

54
products
10
brands
$6.86
avg price
$4.49–$9.23
typical range

Zoom in

this aisle breaks into 3 sub-categories — open one for its own shelf report.

Who owns the shelf

brands by share of the plant-based milk shelf.

oatly
35% of shelf19 SKUs
califia farms
24% of shelf13 SKUs
mminor figures
13% of shelf7 SKUs
chobani
6% of shelf3 SKUs
rripple
6% of shelf3 SKUs
wwilla's
6% of shelf3 SKUs
ggood karma
4% of shelf2 SKUs
eelmhurst
4% of shelf2 SKUs
pacific foods
2% of shelf1 SKU
mmalk
2% of shelf1 SKU

How it's positioned

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

Vegetarian
52%
Plant-Based
52%
Dairy-Free
43%
Vegan
26%
Nut-Free
24%
Organic
15%
Gluten-Free
13%
Peanut-Free
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.

store
scale
premium leadersmainstream leadersniche premiumvalue playersshare of shelfavg $/fl oz
Color:indulgentbetter-for-you
Size:total brand reach (SKUs across all aisles)
price normalized per fl 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
67
high
Variety of offers
how differentiated the shelf is
21
low
Top-brand grip
how much a few brands dominate
69
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 →