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dolce gusto kapseln

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 75Growth 14Conversion 57Competition 83Returns 100Price range 62Avg price 83Brand share 21Review moat 45Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great€18.15

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Good€848K

€848K/yr · 962K searches

Price range

Good€2.82–€34.51

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Conversion

Good4.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Okay2,020.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-21.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, dolce gusto kapseln is a €848K/yr Amazon Germany market (962K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€908K–€1.1M
units × avg price
Launch success
50%
3 of 6 new (360d)
Conversion rate
4.9%
Avg BSR
#147
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
0.9%
Avg brand age
55 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

67

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

5%

  • Nescafé Dolce Gusto65%
  • Dallmayr9%
  • STARBUCKS7%
  • by Amazon6%
  • CAFFÈ BORBONE6%
  • Dunkin' Donuts4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 89 weeks — -21.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%€25K6%€51K9%€76K12%€102K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 50 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt43%

“Bester kaffee”

Geschmack17%

“Super Geschmack”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

“Preis-Leistung super”

Koffeingehalt8%

“Cremiger kaffee”

Qualität insgesamt3%

“Beste Qualität, schnelle Lieferung, alles in Ordnung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Man bekommt, was in der Beschreibung steht”

Süße2%

“Dolce gusto”

Gesamtgröße1%

“passt genau”

Geruch1%

“Super Aroma”

Weiches Gefühl1%

“Cremiger kaffee”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt18%

“Ungenießbar”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

“Etwas teuer”

Geschmack8%

“Zu wenig Kaffee kaum Geschmack”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Nicht so gut wie das Original”

Süße6%

“Zuckerhaltig”

Bitter5%

“Mir zu bitter”

Verdünnt/wässrig4%

“eher flüssig”

Funktionalität insgesamt3%

“funktioniert nicht”

Haltbarkeit3%

“Haltbarkeitsdatum überschritten”

Koffeingehalt2%

“Kein bisschen nach Kaffee”

Top return reasons

Kompatibilität – insgesamt36%
Funktionalität insgesamt29%
Gesamtgröße14%
Defekt Material/Teile7%
Griff7%
Materialqualität7%

Common questions

Is dolce gusto kapseln profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €848K/yr across 50 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
How competitive is the dolce gusto kapseln niche?
10 brands and 67 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dolce gusto kapseln?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Geschmack. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for dolce gusto kapseln peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dolce gusto kapseln niche?
Listings span €2.82–€34.51; the average listing price is €18.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,021 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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