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tayto crisps

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 24Growth 12Conversion 66Competition 31Returns 100Price range 33Avg price 50Brand share 0Review moat 71Quality gap 72

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good643.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.9%

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

Avg price

Good£11.95

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£2.05–£21.37

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

Competition

Okay67%

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

Market size

Bad£97K

£97K/yr · 138K searches

Growth

Bad-25.3%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tayto crisps is a £97K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

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

tayto crisps market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£72K–£96K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.9%
Avg BSR
#411
Page quality
0%
Prime
27%
Sponsored
7%
Out of stock
13.9%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Tayto77%
  • SHANZA DEPARTMENTAL'S13%
  • shopior6%
  • Sweet Things4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -25.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top tayto crisps search terms

  • tayto crisps81K/yr
  • tayto25K/yr
  • tayto cheese and onion crisps10K/yr
  • tayto crisps multipack box4K/yr
  • taytos crisps5K/yr
  • taytos5K/yr
  • tayto crisps box7K/yr
All search terms

Top tayto crisps 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%10%£10K20%£19K30%£29K40%£39K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tayto crisps

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

What buyers love

Crispiness67%

“Brilliant crisps”

Taste-Overall15%

“Lovely taste”

Gifting Purpose6%

“A fun present”

Quality-Overall6%

“Quality products”

Freshness3%

“really fresh no stale crisps”

Value For Money2%

“they are good value”

Flavor2%

“not too strong flavours”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall43%

“The prawn cocktail ones are the worst thing I have ever tasted”

Flavor14%

“The other flavours are like eating a shrug or an eye roll”

Crispiness14%

“Crisps without the advertised packaging”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Not as described”

Quality-Overall7%

“not as nice as they used to be”

Burnt/Roasted/Overbaked7%

“I found there was quite a bit of hard burnt bits in them”

Common questions

Is tayto crisps profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £97K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -25.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the tayto crisps niche?
4 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tayto crisps?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Flavor, Crispiness. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for tayto crisps peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tayto crisps niche?
Listings span £2.05–£21.37; the average listing price is £11.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 643 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.