Is costa hot chocolate profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £18K/yr across 5 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).

How competitive is the costa hot chocolate niche?

5 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in costa hot chocolate?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Artificial Sweeteners, Value For Money, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.

What does it cost to enter the costa hot chocolate niche?

Listings span £3.33–£14.99; the average listing price is £9.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 311 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

costa hot chocolate

Skip it

A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great310.8

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay3.4%

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

Avg price

Okay£9.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-15.1%

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

Market size

Bad£18K

£18K/yr · 57K searches

Competition

Bad100%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£3.33–£14.99

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, costa hot chocolate is a £18K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.

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

costa hot chocolate market data

Units sold / yr: 5K–6K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £45K–£54K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 3.4%
Avg BSR: #194
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 80%
Sponsored: 20%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 53 months
Avg seller age: 168 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

NESCAFÉ46%
STARBUCKS24%
Costa Coffee15%
Sweet Things10%
Brightdale6%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -15.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top costa hot chocolate search terms

starbucks hot chocolate22K/yr +0.8%1.5% conv.
starbucks hot chocolate powder7K/yr +18.9%1.8% conv.
costa hot chocolate20K/yr -46.4%2.8% conv.
costa hot chocolate powder7K/yr -49.1%2.4% conv.

All search terms

Top costa hot 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Starbucks Signature Chocolate Hot Chocolate 42 Percent Cocoa Powder Brown 330 g

NESCAFÉ£4.434.6★1,000 rev

STARBUCKS Premium Instant Hot Chocolate Sachets - 20 x 35g

STARBUCKS£11.124.3★44 rev

Costa Hot Chocolate 300g

Costa Coffee£3.334.3★293 rev

Costa Hot Chocolate Rich & Creamy Smooth With Chocolate Sprinkles Perfect Wooden Coffee Spoon The Perfect Pour 2 Tin Bundle

Sweet Things£11.184.4★206 rev

Hot Chocolate Bundle with Costa Rich & Creamy Hot Chocolate 300g 2 Pack + Brightdale Kitchen Booklet

Brightdale£14.993.9★11 rev

Newest

by launch date

STARBUCKS Premium Instant Hot Chocolate Sachets - 20 x 35g

STARBUCKS£11.1244 rev

9mo ago

Hot Chocolate Bundle with Costa Rich & Creamy Hot Chocolate 300g 2 Pack + Brightdale Kitchen Booklet

Brightdale£14.9911 rev

11mo ago

Starbucks Signature Chocolate Hot Chocolate 42 Percent Cocoa Powder Brown 330 g

NESCAFÉ£4.431,000 rev

4y ago

Costa Hot Chocolate 300g

Costa Coffee£3.33293 rev

4y ago

Costa Hot Chocolate Rich & Creamy Smooth With Chocolate Sprinkles Perfect Wooden Coffee Spoon The Perfect Pour 2 Tin Bundle

Sweet Things£11.18206 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about costa hot chocolate

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall45%

“Personal taste”

Value For Money17%

“Good value for money”

Sweetness11%

“Lovely chocolate”

Quality-Overall8%

“But the quality of the cocoa is top notch”

Flavor4%

“Flavoursome and very tasty”

Ease Of Use2%

“Simple the best”

Alcohol Flavor2%

“Really nice chocolate drink”

Gifting Purpose2%

“They were a present”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Better than I thought”

Cooking Instructions1%

“Great recipe”

What buyers complain about

Artificial Sweeteners20%

“contain a lot of sugar”

Value For Money18%

“it got so expensive”

Sweetness12%

“Not as sweet as others”

Flavor10%

“Dont like the flavour of this”

Taste-Overall10%

“it didn't taste very different from other cheaper hot cocoa powders due to the high sugar content”

Dilute/Watery5%

“Making it with water it is thin”

Common questions

Is costa hot chocolate profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £18K/yr across 5 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
How competitive is the costa hot chocolate niche?: 5 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in costa hot chocolate?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Artificial Sweeteners, Value For Money, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the costa hot chocolate niche?: Listings span £3.33–£14.99; the average listing price is £9.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 311 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.