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Serving Platter

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.8% of orders. But shoppers spend only $97K a year here, so Serving Platter is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 18% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£97K/yr223K searches / yr
90-day growth
+17.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
34%top-5 click share · 29 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Serving Platter against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Serving Platter is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Serving Platter market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Serving Platter 223K times last year and spent an estimated £97K. The top 5 brands take 55% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 223K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +17.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £97K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
223K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+17.5%
Conversion, latest week
4.3%
Market size, estimated
£97Ka year
Peak month
December2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
serving platters for parties25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.04.

Listings sell for £10.04 on average, from £2.60 to £21.14. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.04 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.04under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.60–£21.14
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

76% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #41 within Food Service Equipment & Supplies. It carries 497 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
76%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
11.3%
Average rank
#41in Food Service Equipment & Supplies
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
497per listing
Listings tracked
54

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top Serving Platter products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£3K£6K£9K£12K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

39%

  • MATANA15%
  • Zuvo12%
  • Lifewit11%
  • Coselena9%
  • ebake7%
  • Zumart6%

Demand

Serving Platter search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

30K20KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Serving Platter search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • serving platters for parties25K/yr
  • platter27K/yr
  • disposable serving platters19K/yr
  • party serving trays and platters20K/yr
  • platters15K/yr
  • fruit platter13K/yr
  • serving trays for parties15K/yr
  • large serving platter19K/yr
  • plastic serving platter9K/yr
  • disposable platters9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Serving Platter

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall39%−0.18

to small to put sandwiches in

I probably didn't pay enough attention to the advertised size so I found these a little smaller than I expected

Too small

Strength18%−0.10

not sturdy

Bit flimsy

very flimsy

Quality-Overall9%+0.92

The overall build quality is extremely poor

Extremely poor quality

Poor quality, very light weight/flexible and alot smaller then expected

Thickness5%−0.03

Ordered these for sandwiches they are not deep enough for a basic triangle as not deep enough

Abit thin & flimsy

Durability4%0.00

they break easily

Isn't lasting well at all

Love

Quality-Overall23%+0.92

The build quality is solid for the price

Very good quality dishes

Excellent product

Value For Money19%+1.98

Good value

Excellent value

Excellent value for money

Size-Overall14%−0.18

The size was perfect for what I needed, fitting a mix of sandwiches and cakes

Great size & fantastic quality

Decent size decent quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.36

It did its job

As described

Just what I wanted

Strength9%−0.10

Really liked how sturdy the containers were

Quite sturdy

The trays are sturdy

Return

0.8% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall67%▇█▇▇█▇

to small to put sandwiches in

I probably didn't pay enough attention to the advertised size so I found these a little smaller than I expected

Too small

Quality-Overall7%▃▄█▇▅▅

The overall build quality is extremely poor

Extremely poor quality

Poor quality, very light weight/flexible and alot smaller then expected

Strength6%█▃▇▆█▇

not sturdy

Bit flimsy

very flimsy

Material Quality3%▃██▆▃▃

Plastic platters

Value For Money2%█▄▂▁▃▄

cheap

complete waste of money

FAQ

Common Serving Platter questions

Answered from the same tracked data.