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Soup Kettles & Makers

soft demand (-64.3% this quarter) — Soup Kettles & Makers doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Market size 96Growth 0Conversion 47Competition 24Returns 27Price range 88Avg price 94Brand share 25Review moat 32Quality gap 63
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Is Soup Kettles & Makers profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Soup Kettles & Makers is a £2.6M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Soup Kettles & Makers: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -64.3% over the last 90 days and 3.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£2.6M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr-64.3%1.4M
Conversion rate3.8%
Avg price£47.98

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand, so 10% of the market is open.

10%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 382
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market10%
Avg brand age37 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 · 13 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews3,331

Top Soup Kettles & Makers 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

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£262K£523K£785K£1.0M101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

382

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Morphy Richards33%
  • Daewoo27%
  • Ninja11%
  • Hamilton Beach10%
  • Tefal8%
  • Tower5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

Soup Kettles & Makers demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.4MCVR3.8%Products13Brands8Top 5 Brands90%OOS Rate12.6%Rating4.4★Reviews3,331Avg BSR#7
80K60KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.0×

Top Soup Kettles & Makers search terms shoppers use

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

  • soup makers777K/yr
  • soup maker498K/yr
  • soup makers special offers40K/yr
  • soup maker machine25K/yr
  • soupmaker11K/yr
  • small soup maker8K/yr
  • glass soup maker10K/yr
  • soup maker and blender4K/yr
  • 1 litre soup maker7K/yr
  • salter soup maker9K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soup Kettles & Makers

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

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Ease Of Use26%

Easy to use

Quality-Overall14%

Excellent product

Ease Of Cleaning12%

And it cleans its self

Value For Money9%

good value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

As described

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Durability19%

Stopped working after a few uses

Ease Of Cleaning10%

doesnt clean it properly

Quality-Overall9%

Not as good as home made

Functionality-Overall8%

This doesnt work properly

Heating6%

Burn resulting in the unit over heating

Soup Kettles & Makers return rate & reasons

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

4.8%

Return rate

18%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
22%
2Size-Overall
13%
3Heating
10%
4Weight Heavy
7%
5Durability
5%

Common Soup Kettles & Makers questions

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

Flapen scores Soup Kettles & Makers 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £2.6M/yr across 13 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -64.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Soup Kettles & Makers on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 9.0× the quietest.