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cherry chocolate

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a small market ($33K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 8Growth 11Conversion 64Competition 58Returns 100Price range 33Avg price 32Brand share 74Review moat 88Quality gap 73

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great246.52

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good60%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Good50%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay£2.40–£21.28

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Okay£9.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-27.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£33K

£33K/yr · 60K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cherry chocolate is a £33K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (60K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cherry chocolate market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£30K–£39K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.7%
Avg BSR
#262
Page quality
0%
Prime
87%
Sponsored
35%
Out of stock
13.3%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
173 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

35%

  • FOREST FEAST24%
  • Montezuma14%
  • SKRIVERU8%
  • Montezuma's Chocolates8%
  • Sweet Tease7%
  • Divine4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 75 weeks — -27.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×

Top cherry chocolate search terms

  • cherry chocolate21K/yr
  • chocolate cherries18K/yr
  • dark chocolate cherries8K/yr
  • chocolate covered cherries6K/yr
  • cherry chocolates6K/yr
All search terms

Top cherry chocolate 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.

0%5%£2K10%£3K15%£5K20%£7K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cherry chocolate

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall43%

“Great taste”

Flavor12%

“Nice flavour”

Quality-Overall10%

“Nice quality tasty chocolate”

Sweetness7%

“Very sweet fudge”

Value For Money7%

“Good price”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Good for a Valentine Day gift for the wife or the girlfriend”

Baking1%

“Best chocolate made”

Size-Overall1%

“Just the right size not too calorific or too rich”

Blend/Ratio1%

“Beautiful Blend”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Just as ordered”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall23%

“doesnt taste very nice”

Value For Money14%

“Exceedingly Expensive”

Flavor9%

“plenty of cherry plus the dark chocolate ñot too rich in flavour”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled6%

“These chocolates were not fresh and they were broken so there was just dried up cherries and chocolate in the box, very dissapointing”

Quality-Overall6%

“Cheap chocolate masquerading as quality”

Sweetness3%

“.Relatively low on sugar too”

Moist/Dry3%

“They have dried-out”

Flammable2%

“when you do find them there too flamming expensive”

Contamination2%

“Ants inside box”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“False Advrtising”

Common questions

Is cherry chocolate profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £33K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the cherry chocolate niche?
19 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cherry chocolate?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cherry chocolate peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cherry chocolate niche?
Listings span £2.40–£21.28; the average listing price is £9.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 247 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.