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Black Forest Syrup

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Black Forest Syrup is a Fail.

Flapen Score
33
33 / 100
Ranks 2,822 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −13 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£53K/yr47K searches / yr
90-day growth
-29.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
90%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 16 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Forest Syrup against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Black Forest Syrup is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

33Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Forest Syrup market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Forest Syrup 47K times last year and spent an estimated £53K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 33 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

14.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 47K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -29.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £53K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
47K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-29.2%
Conversion, latest week
14.5%
Market size, estimated
£53Ka year
Peak month
November16.5× the quietest month
Top search term
black forest syrup28K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.70.

Listings sell for £7.70 on average, from £3.80 to £12.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £7.70 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.70under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.80–£12.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

43% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #118 within Beverage Syrups & Concentrates. It carries 857 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
43%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.5%
Average rank
#118in Beverage Syrups & Concentrates
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
857per listing
Listings tracked
7

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 63 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
63 months

Products

Top Black Forest Syrup 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 90% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Simply80%
  • 1883 MAISON ROUTIN10%
  • Reàl Infused Exotics6%
  • Torani4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Black Forest Syrup search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 16.5×

Search terms

Top Black Forest Syrup search terms shoppers use

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

  • black forest syrup28K/yr
  • black cherry syrup5K/yr
  • monin black forest syrup10K/yr
  • black forest syrup monin3K/yr
  • black forest syrup for hot chocolate1K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Forest Syrup

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

Complain

Taste-Overall35%−0.09

Tastes like cough syrup

tastes like I'm drinking alcohol

The taste was awful

Sweetness10%+0.80

Not particularly fruity

lovely and not very sweet

Flavor8%+0.86

Its just a hint of cherry I prefer monin brand more flavour

Smell6%−0.04

this has an over powering scent

It smells like coffee

Strength4%−0.06

not very strong

These Simply low sugar syrups are weak, though

Love

Taste-Overall31%−0.09

Delicious-ness

Delicious in hot chocolate

Great taste

Flavor16%+0.86

Good flavour

It has a strong flavour

Nice flavour perfect for coffee

Quality-Overall8%−0.01

Superb quality

Nice product

It's decent

Alcohol Flavor8%+0.96

works great in drinks or cocktails

This is the best syrup I have tried so far

Great tasting product to add to lemonade & dry white wine

Sweetness7%+0.80

One of the best products used for matches, teas, and even to sweeten my water

The balance is spot on—sweet

quite sweet so I dont use too much

FAQ

Common Black Forest Syrup questions

Answered from the same tracked data.