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dolce gusto kapseln kakao

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 70Growth 14Conversion 50Competition 80Returns 100Price range 85Avg price 88Brand share 14Review moat 41Quality gap 47

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€20.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€12.37–€34.51

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

Competition

Great35%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Market size

Good€741K

€741K/yr · 929K searches

Conversion

Okay4.0%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,354.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-22.5%

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

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, dolce gusto kapseln kakao is a €741K/yr Amazon Germany market (929K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€806K–€1.0M
units × avg price
Launch success
50%
3 of 6 new (360d)
Conversion rate
4.0%
Avg BSR
#145
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
98%
Out of stock
1.1%
Avg brand age
54 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

3%

  • Nescafé Dolce Gusto71%
  • STARBUCKS7%
  • by Amazon6%
  • CAFFÈ BORBONE6%
  • Dunkin' Donuts4%
  • Gimoka2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.3×

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%€22K6%€44K9%€67K12%€89K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 42 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 insgesamt44%

“Bester kaffee”

Geschmack16%

“Super Geschmack”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

“Preis-Leistung super”

Koffeingehalt7%

“Guter Kaffee”

Qualität insgesamt3%

“Hochwertiger Tester”

Süße2%

“Dolce gusto”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Wie erwartet”

Geruch1%

“Aroma sehr gut”

Gesamtgröße1%

“Passt perfekt in eine Dolce Gusto Maschine”

Geschenk Zweck1%

“Die Box eignet sich ideal als Geschenk oder zum Kennenlernen verschiedener Sorten”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt17%

“Schmeckt nicht”

Geschmack9%

“Zu wenig Kaffee kaum Geschmack”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Halt einfach zu teuer gegenüber normalen Kaffee”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Nicht so gut wie das Original”

Süße7%

“Zuckerhaltig”

Verdünnt/wässrig4%

“eher flüssig”

Bitter3%

“Mir zu bitter”

Funktionalität insgesamt3%

“funktioniert nicht”

Koffeingehalt3%

“Kein bisschen nach Kaffee”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Kapseln platzen auf”

Top return reasons

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

Common questions

Is dolce gusto kapseln kakao profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €741K/yr across 42 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the dolce gusto kapseln kakao niche?
9 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dolce gusto kapseln kakao?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Geschmack, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for dolce gusto kapseln kakao peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 13.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dolce gusto kapseln kakao niche?
Listings span €12.37–€34.51; the average listing price is €20.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,355 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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