grocery and gourmet food
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($30K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Great51%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Avg price
Great£17.35avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good£8.45–£29.96cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good47%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,059avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Okay+0.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£30K£30K/yr · 53K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grocery and gourmet food is a £30K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (53K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
grocery and gourmet food market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £17K–£22K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.3%
- Avg BSR
- #20
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 18.6%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
20 falling
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
51%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
47%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
44%
- Tracklements20%
- Mr Filbert's9%
- Tilz8%
- Cottage Delight7%
- Modern Gourmet Foods6%
- SERIOUS PIG5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — +0.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 48.4×
Top grocery and gourmet food search terms
- foodie gifts20K/yr
- foodie gifts for men15K/yr
- gifts for foodies9K/yr
- pate gift set9K/yr
Top grocery and gourmet food 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 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tracklements | 9 Mini Jar Gift Pack 9 x 25g
Tracklements£8.454.7★257 rev
Mr Filberts - Gourmet Selection Box
Mr Filbert's£18.134.4★132 rev
Cottage Delight Pate Hamper Perfect Pate Classics Tomato Garlic & Ginger Chutney 310g Farmhouse Pork Pate 90g Wild Boar & Merlot Pate 90g Sweet Apple Chutney 325g with Scottish Oakcakes
Cottage Delight£16.694.3★203 rev
Thoughtfully Gourmet BBQ Seasoning Collection Variety 6 Pack Flavours Include Southwest Chilli Salt Cajun Mexican Garlic Chilli Spice and Caribbean BBQ Rub 25 mL Each
Modern Gourmet Foods£15.234.6★891 rev
Serious Pig Classic Selection Box Gourmet Snack Hamper with Cheese Salami Pickles Crisps (9 Packs)
SERIOUS PIG£17.904.4★900 rev
Newest
by launch date
Spices Gift Set - 12 Spice Set Cooking Gifts For Men Women Herbs And Spices For cooking |BBQ Rub Chicken Steak Seasoning |Housewarming Xmas Food Gifts Foodie Birthday Christmas Presents
Tilz£15.85142 rev
Mr Filberts - Gourmet Selection Box
Mr Filbert's£18.13132 rev
Infused Olive Oil Gift Set - 6x40ml ExtRa Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Oil/Salad Dressing/Bread Dipping Oils Food Gifts|Basil Garlic Chilli Lemon Rosemary Oregano Cooking Gifts For Men Women
Tilz£15.40303 rev
Charcuterie Gift Box Gift Meat Cheese and 6 Other Gourmet Food Hamper Treats Hampers For Men Women Foodies
The Cheese Wedge Co.£29.96187 rev
ivtivfu BBQ Rolling Grill Basket Set Removable Wooden Handle 304 stainless steel Nesting Grilling Net BBQ Accessories Tools for Vegetables Shrimp Outdoor Cooking Camping Birthday Gifts for men Dad
Ivtivfu£16.704,424 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Funny Burger Socks Box for Men Women Teenage Boys - Funny Gifts Novelty Fun Funky Food Cool Crazy Silly Multipack Odd Socks Birthday Gifts Christmas Stocking Stuffers(2 pairs)
AGRIMONY£13.444.6★
Cheese of the World Making Kit - 10 Cheese - Thermometer included - Make your own Mozzarella Halloumi Burrata Paneer Queso Blanco Ricotta Mascarpone Chevre and more
Sandy Leaf Farm£13.834.4★
Infused Olive Oil Gift Set - 6x40ml ExtRa Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Oil/Salad Dressing/Bread Dipping Oils Food Gifts|Basil Garlic Chilli Lemon Rosemary Oregano Cooking Gifts For Men Women
Tilz£15.404.6★
Spices Gift Set - 12 Spice Set Cooking Gifts For Men Women Herbs And Spices For cooking |BBQ Rub Chicken Steak Seasoning |Housewarming Xmas Food Gifts Foodie Birthday Christmas Presents
Tilz£15.854.7★
ivtivfu BBQ Rolling Grill Basket Set Removable Wooden Handle 304 stainless steel Nesting Grilling Net BBQ Accessories Tools for Vegetables Shrimp Outdoor Cooking Camping Birthday Gifts for men Dad
Ivtivfu£16.704.5★
What buyers say about grocery and gourmet food
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Birthday gift”
“The coffee is delicious”
“Great products good variety”
“Good value for money”
“Good selection of flavours”
“Very spicy”
“Sizing accurate”
“Makes cooking on a bbq much easier”
“just what I ordered”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
“Abit pricey”
“Very small bottles”
“However, I didnt taste the nuts fully”
“not as good as it sounds”
“Not the best material”
“the thermometer is useless not as pictured its more like one u”
“Spicy”
“So disappointed, all the so called extras were rock solid, couldn't chew the biscuit the meat was hard seemed old”
“difficult to clean”
“Dont buy this the pate was off”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is grocery and gourmet food profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £30K/yr across 21 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +0.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the grocery and gourmet food niche?
- 20 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 51% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in grocery and gourmet food?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for grocery and gourmet food peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 48.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the grocery and gourmet food niche?
- Listings span £8.45–£29.96; the average listing price is £17.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,059 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.