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Takeaway Boxes

Takeaway Boxes shows low returns (0.6%), but soft demand (-6.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look
Market size 26Growth 22Conversion 58Competition 73Returns 97Price range 49Avg price 42Brand share 84Review moat 79Quality gap 37
This niche Category average

Is Takeaway Boxes profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Takeaway Boxes is a £107K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (195K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Takeaway Boxes: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -6.1% over the last 90 days and 5.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£107K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-6.1%195K
Conversion rate5.0%
Avg price£11.06

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand, so 49% of the market is open.

49%

open market share

Brands · sellers33 · 49
Top-5 product click share41%
Open market49%
Avg brand age38 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 45 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)9· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews416

Top Takeaway Boxes products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£3K£6K£10K£13K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

33 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

42%

  • Signature Packaging14%
  • HOT BARGAINS13%
  • aaksh 55510%
  • London Coffee Cups7%
  • FOOGO Green7%
  • bar@drinkstuff6%

Takeaway Boxes demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume195KCVR5.0%Products45Brands33Top 5 Brands51%OOS Rate7.8%Rating4.5★Reviews416Avg BSR#141
5K4KSpike '24SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top Takeaway Boxes search terms shoppers use

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

  • takeaway boxes76K/yr
  • cardboard food boxes14K/yr
  • take away food boxes17K/yr
  • take away boxes10K/yr
  • cardboard food containers9K/yr
  • takeaway box9K/yr
  • food boxes cardboard11K/yr
  • clamshell takeaway boxes4K/yr
  • cardboard takeaway boxes5K/yr
  • take away box4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Takeaway Boxes

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall25%

Excellent product

Value For Money15%

Price is affordable

Size-Overall14%

Size is Great

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

Strength7%

Strong and sturdy

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

These containers are really very poor quality

Strength22%

Very fragile

Size-Overall15%

Not fit for purpose

Durability10%

Break really easily

Thickness7%

The tubs aren't the thickest or feel incredibly sturdy

Takeaway Boxes return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.6%

Return rate

73%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
65%
2Quality-Overall
8%
3Strength
5%
4Defective Material/Parts
4%
5Thin
2%

Common Takeaway Boxes questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Takeaway Boxes 54/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £107K/yr across 45 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -6.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Takeaway Boxes on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.