catering foil
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.2%), but a small market ($67K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible12.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Great56%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good1,081avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good£12.22avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay£3.81–£25.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-4.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£67K£67K/yr · 44K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, catering foil is a £67K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
catering foil market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £61K–£73K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.3%
- Avg BSR
- #38
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 61%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 2.8%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 175 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
29 rising
Sellers
123
Top-5 brand share
56%
Top 20: 93%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
38%
- Best House Another Fine Product15%
- LuxLiv13%
- QUINDE11%
- KIRKLAND9%
- Caterserve7%
- BLISSMART6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top catering foil search terms
- catering foil30K/yr
- heavy duty aluminium foil7K/yr
- heavy duty foil5K/yr
- catering tin foil3K/yr
Top catering foil products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
LuxLiv 50m Premium Heavy Duty 20 Micron Thick Kitchen Foil Catering Aluminium Tin Foil Roll - 30cm Wide
LuxLiv£12.364.8★2,454 rev
BH | Aluminium Foil Roll 300mm x 30m - 2 Packs | Tin Foil for Kitchen Catering Cooking Baking Grilling BBQ Roasting | for Hot Food Wrapping Preparing and Storage - by Best House
Best House Another Fine Product£8.674.4★366 rev
Heavy Duty Aluminium Foil 25 Micron Extra Thick Foil Roll 50m x 30cm Premium Catering Kitchen Foil Strong Tin Foil for Cooking Baking & BBQ 1.1kg | Quinde
QUINDE£12.264.8★92 rev
Kirkland Signature Foodservice Foil - Premium Quality Aluminium Foil 30cm x 200 metres
KIRKLAND£21.654.7★2,377 rev
Caterserve Premium 18 Micron Food Service Catering Aluminium Foil Roll 30cm x 50m
Caterserve£12.214.7★2,123 rev
Newest
by launch date
Katbite Aluminum Foil Roll 25 Micron Heavy Duty Thick Foil 30cm x 45.7m (150 sqft) Strong Tin Foil with Built-in Cutter Ideal for Home Cooking Kitchen Catering Baking Grilling & BBQ
katbite£13.42926 rev
BH | Aluminium Foil Roll 300mm x 30m - 2 Packs | Tin Foil for Kitchen Catering Cooking Baking Grilling BBQ Roasting | for Hot Food Wrapping Preparing and Storage - by Best House
Best House Another Fine Product£8.67366 rev
BH | Aluminium Foil Roll 450mm x 75m - 2 Packs | Tin Foil for Cooking Baking Grilling BBQ Roasting | for Hot Food Wrapping Preparing Storage | Keep Food Fresh & Hot for Long Time - by BEST HOUSE
Best House Another Fine Product£16.46366 rev
BH | Aluminium Foil Roll 450mm x 20m - 2 Packs | Tin Foil for Cooking Baking Grilling BBQ Roasting | for Hot Food Wrapping Preparing Storage | Keep Food Fresh & Hot for Long Time - by BEST HOUSE
Best House Another Fine Product£8.46366 rev
Heavy Duty Catering Aluminium Foil Roll 45cm x 75m Extra Strong & Tear Resistant Ideal for Cooking Baking Roasting Wrapping & Freezing
Dowell Online£16.305 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Extra Wide Catering Aluminium Foil 25 Micron Heavy Duty Foil Roll 40m x 45cm Professional Kitchen Foil for Roasting Trays Cooking & Food Prep Strong Tin Foil Roll Quinde
QUINDE£16.175.0★
BlissMart Aluminium Foil Roll 45cm x 50m Extra Wide Non-Stick Premium Quality Catering Foil for Baking Cooking & Food Wrapping Strong Kitchen Foil Roll with Built-in Cutter
BLISSMART£12.014.0★
Katbite Aluminum Foil Roll 25 Micron Heavy Duty Thick Foil 30cm x 45.7m (150 sqft) Strong Tin Foil with Built-in Cutter Ideal for Home Cooking Kitchen Catering Baking Grilling & BBQ
katbite£13.424.7★
Heavy Duty Catering Aluminium Foil Roll 45cm x 75m Extra Strong & Tear Resistant Ideal for Cooking Baking Roasting Wrapping & Freezing
Dowell Online£16.305.0★
BlissMart Aluminium Foil Roll 30cm x 75m Tin Foil Kitchen Foil Premium Quality Kitchen Roll Catering Foil Baking & Cooking Foil Paper Roll Food Wrapping Strong Kitchen Foil Roll with Built-in Cutter
BLISSMART£9.034.0★
What buyers say about catering foil
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good strong quality”
“Good value for money”
“Good thickness”
“Very strong”
“Last forever and is solid”
“Just what a wanted”
“Good size”
“As described, very heavy duty”
“A good aid for cooking”
“This is a easy to use product”
What buyers complain about
“This is extra thick”
“I had already unpacked it when I realised the quality”
“Waste of money”
“Small for the price not worth it”
“Bit flimsy”
“Sticks to itself”
“Unable to use”
“Both dispensers were broke”
“Not as heavy duty as it used to be”
“Very thin”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is catering foil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £67K/yr across 36 tracked products. 4 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the catering foil niche?
- 29 brands and 123 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 56% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in catering foil?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for catering foil peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the catering foil niche?
- Listings span £3.81–£25.01; the average listing price is £12.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,081 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.