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Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser

Fail

Demand is soft, at -63.9% this quarter, so Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 44% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +1 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£409K/yr511K searches / yr
90-day growth
-63.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser 511K times last year and spent an estimated £409K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 511K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -63.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £409K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
511K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-63.9%
Conversion, latest week
2.9%
Market size, estimated
£409Ka year
Peak month
December15.9× the quietest month
Top search term
hotel chocolat velvetiser sachets168K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £27.47.

Listings sell for £27.47 on average, from £9.15 to £110.97. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £27.47 that is £21K to £27K a year per listing.

Average price
£27.47inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£9.15–£110.97
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£21K–£27K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

22% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #310 within Hot Chocolate & Malted Drinks. It carries 278 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
22%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
6.7%
Average rank
#310in Hot Chocolate & Malted Drinks
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
278per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£41K£61K£82K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

0%

  • Hotel Chocolat89%
  • Gnaw5%
  • KNOOPS4%
  • Palma Hot Chocolate1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser search demand

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

45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.9×

Search terms

Top Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser search terms shoppers use

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

  • hotel chocolat velvetiser sachets168K/yr
  • hotel chocolat hot chocolate231K/yr
  • hotel chocolat sachets25K/yr
  • hotel chocolat hot chocolate sachets33K/yr
  • hotel chocolate hot chocolate20K/yr
  • hotel chocolate sachets10K/yr
  • hot chocolat7K/yr
  • hotel chocolat drinking chocolate6K/yr
  • hot chocolate hotel chocolat5K/yr
  • velvetiser hot chocolate sachets4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser

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

Complain

Value For Money18%−0.08

little pricey

is far cheaper

Bit expensive

Taste-Overall6%+1.95

not a great taste really

Tastes funny

Odd aftertaste

Chunk/Clump/Collection5%−0.05

Chocolate chunks are too large

some of the pieces are more like little chunks than flakes

Also clumped hard in packet

Sweetness5%+0.32

Too sweet

Not as sweet as ones I've had previously which I find a lot better

far less sweet than standard hot chocolate

Bitter2%

slightly bitter

At 70% cocoa it is rich and slightly bitter,

needed a half teaspoon to diminish that initial, first, bitter taste, wouldn't discount it

Love

Taste-Overall31%+1.95

The smooth taste

This chocolate is absolutely delicious

Absolutely delicious

Flavor17%+1.33

Excellent and strong flavour

The flavour is full-bodied

Nice flavour

Quality-Overall7%−0.02

great quality

The build quality feels premium

Good selection of quality products

Value For Money6%−0.08

Good value

Great value for money

well worth it

Sweetness6%+0.32

not overly sweet

creamy without being overly sweet

natural sweetness that youd expect from good-quality chocolate

Return

0.5% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall35%▄▂█▁▃▄
Heating14%▅▁▁█▃▂
Color8%▃▄▁▁█▄
Durability7%█▇▁▁▁▁

Stopped working after 4 months

Product Condition5%▁█▁▁▆▇

FAQ

Common Chocolate Flakes for Velvetiser questions

Answered from the same tracked data.