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Bournville Dark Chocolate

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.40–$10.68) — Bournville Dark Chocolate doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

37
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Market size 13Growth 19Conversion 75Competition 17Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 13Brand share 4Review moat 78Quality gap 72
This niche Category average

Is Bournville Dark Chocolate profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Bournville Dark Chocolate is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (157K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Bournville Dark Chocolate: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -12.3% over the last 90 days and 6.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£51K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-12.3%157K
Conversion rate6.9%
Avg price£4.65

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 35
Top-5 product click share80%
Open market2%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement18%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews442

Top Bournville Dark Chocolate 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 capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£10K£15K£20K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Cadbury68%
  • Montezuma20%
  • Oerich5%
  • GETINSTYLE SHOP3%
  • Generic2%
  • vapewaves2%

Bournville Dark Chocolate demand & seasonality

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

Volume157KCVR6.9%Products11Brands6Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate4.8%Rating4.3★Reviews442Avg BSR#337
9K7KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.5×

Top Bournville Dark Chocolate search terms shoppers use

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

  • bournville dark chocolate80K/yr
  • dark chocolate buttons22K/yr
  • bournville20K/yr
  • bournville chocolate14K/yr
  • montezuma chocolate buttons10K/yr
  • vegan chocolate buttons4K/yr
  • montezuma dark chocolate buttons4K/yr
  • montezuma buttons3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bournville Dark Chocolate

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

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Taste-Overall53%

Lovely chocolate tasting

Value For Money10%

Great price

Sweetness9%

Chocolatey, melty buttons of joy

Quality-Overall8%

Great quality as expected from Cadbury

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

As it should be

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Taste-Overall31%

Horrible taste

Value For Money13%

A waste of money

Flavor8%

distinctly lacked any real flavour

Quality-Overall6%

chocolate not good quality

Size-Overall3%

Smaller than expected

Common Bournville Dark Chocolate questions

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

Flapen scores Bournville Dark Chocolate 37/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £51K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -12.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Bournville Dark Chocolate on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.5× the quietest.