Is food waste caddy profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £732K/yr across 34 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).

How competitive is the food waste caddy niche?

18 brands and 124 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in food waste caddy?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 1.1%.

When does demand for food waste caddy peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the food waste caddy niche?

Listings span £5.85–£33.87; the average listing price is £12.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

food waste caddy

Worth a look

Shows low returns (1.1%), but soft demand (-2.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good£732K

£732K/yr · 1.1M searches

Competition

Good43%

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

Price range

Good£5.85–£33.87

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

Conversion

Good5.5%

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

Avg price

Good£12.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,276.62

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-2.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, food waste caddy is a £732K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

food waste caddy market data

Units sold / yr: 50K–60K; avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr: £601K–£721K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 5.5%
Avg BSR: #19
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 88%
Sponsored: 65%
Out of stock: 2.6%
Avg brand age: 38 months
Avg seller age: 181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

124

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

17%

Addis34%
Minky19%
Joseph Joseph15%
Tydi9%
CURVER3%
Brabantia3%
Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Open Trend

Top food waste caddy search terms

food waste bin280K/yr +7.0%4.0% conv.
food waste caddy153K/yr -13.6%4.1% conv.
food bin126K/yr +24.3%5.2% conv.
food caddy78K/yr +32.0%5.3% conv.
food caddy bins for kitchen88K/yr -29.2%4.7% conv.
kitchen food waste caddy52K/yr -0.4%3.4% conv.
kitchen compost bin39K/yr -6.9%2.9% conv.
caddy bin41K/yr -21.4%3.7% conv.
compost caddy30K/yr -0.4%2.8% conv.
compost bins for kitchen46K/yr -32.2%3.2% conv.

All search terms

Top food waste caddy 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Minky 3.5L Caddy Food Waste Caddy Removable Bag Retention Ring UK Made

Minky£6.514.5★4,915 rev

Addis 518251 Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Sliver Metallic Silver

Addis£5.944.6★1,460 rev

Joseph Joseph Intelligent Waste Stack 4 Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Recycling Bin with Odour Filter 4 Litres / 1 Gallon- Graphite

Joseph Joseph£22.034.6★12,788 rev

Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Dark Grey

Tydi£14.664.6★668 rev

Addis Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Mist Soft Green 518696

Addis£6.714.6★1,066 rev

Newest

by launch date

CTIME Food Waste Bin 7L Hanging Small Trash Can for Countertop or Under Sink Indoor Food Waste Caddy for Kitchens Bathrooms Living rooms RVs Bedroom

CTIME£13.0323 rev

5mo ago

Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Black

Tydi£14.89668 rev

8mo ago

Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Dark Grey

Tydi£14.66668 rev

2y ago

Minky 3.5L Caddy Food Waste Caddy Removable Bag Retention Ring UK Made

Minky£8.284,915 rev

2y ago

Addis Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Made from Recycled Plastic Eco Blue

Addis£5.85287 rev

3y ago

What buyers say about food waste caddy

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall15%

“Perfect size”

Quality-Overall14%

“Excellent product”

Ease Of Use9%

“This is very handy”

Ease Of Cleaning8%

“keeps it clean”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Exactly what I needed”

Strength6%

“Solid product”

Design-Overall5%

“Sleek and smart”

Value For Money4%

“Good price”

Color3%

“Good colour”

Smell3%

“No smell leaks”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall18%

“It's small”

Quality-Overall9%

“Pretty rubbish I'm afraid”

Strength7%

“Not sturdy enough”

Smell6%

“It contains the smell”

Ease Of Use5%

“We too began to struggle”

Value For Money5%

“a bit more expensive”

Pest/Insect Control3%

“No good against fruit flies”

Grip3%

“as theres nowhere to grip it”

Eco Friendliness2%

“Not suitable for food waste, not compostable/biodegradable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“They should have made this clearer in the advertising as its a waste of everyones time and delivery costs”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall52%

Color6%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Bin Capacity5%

Functionality-Overall3%

Mechanism Issues3%

Smell2%

Quality-Overall2%

Ease Of Use2%