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Food Flask

soft demand (-46.2% this quarter) — Food Flask doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Ranks 3,444 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −3 vs the category median of 51

Market size 57Growth 2Conversion 25Competition 80Returns 80Price range 57Avg price 66Brand share 34Review moat 24Quality gap 58
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Food Flask profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Food Flask is a £430K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Food Flask: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -46.2% over the last 90 days and 2.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£430K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr-46.2%1.6M
Conversion rate2.0%
Avg price£13.96

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 99
Top-5 product click share35%
Open market16%
Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 41 products

Sponsored placement95%
New entrants (1y)5· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews5,340

Top Food Flask products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£13K£26K£39K£52K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

99

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

12%

  • Thermos41%
  • Polar Gear27%
  • Décor9%
  • Kichna4%
  • Dreamhigh4%
  • STANLEY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 12%)

Food Flask demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.6MCVR2.0%Products41Brands16Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate4.7%Rating4.4★Reviews5,340Avg BSR#60
70K50KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Top Food Flask search terms shoppers use

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

  • food flask378K/yr
  • thermos food flask218K/yr
  • food flasks for hot food179K/yr
  • insulated food container69K/yr
  • soup flask188K/yr
  • hot food flask100K/yr
  • food thermos62K/yr
  • thermal food container51K/yr
  • hot food containers48K/yr
  • kids food flask34K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Food Flask

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

Excellent product

Temperature Retention13%

Reliable insulation, sturdy build, and great for keeping meals hot for hours

Size-Overall9%

Great size

Value For Money8%

Good for the price

Heating7%

Keeps it warm

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Heating15%

Does not retain heat at all

Quality-Overall11%

Load of rubbish

Value For Money8%

So a total waste of money

Size-Overall8%

sometimes what he wants to take in there doesnt quite fit

Durability7%

broke after a few use

Food Flask return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.8%

Return rate

72%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
54%
2Warmth
5%
3Temperature Control
5%
4Color
5%
5Heating
4%

Common Food Flask questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Food Flask 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £430K/yr across 41 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -46.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Food Flask on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.