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Takeaway Coffee Cups

Takeaway Coffee Cups shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

59
Worth a look
Market size 16Growth 27Conversion 64Competition 87Returns 97Price range 72Avg price 58Brand share 63Review moat 62Quality gap 75
This niche Category average

Is Takeaway Coffee Cups profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Takeaway Coffee Cups is a £63K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (86K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Takeaway Coffee Cups: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +1.6% over the last 90 days and 5.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£63K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr+1.6%86K
Conversion rate5.7%
Avg price£12.98

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand, so 33% of the market is open.

33%

open market share

Brands · sellers28 · 47
Top-5 product click share28%
Open market33%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 68 products

Sponsored placement76%
New entrants (1y)8· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,014

Top Takeaway Coffee Cups 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 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 rising

Sellers

47

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

28%

  • Nationwide Paper21%
  • Zuvo18%
  • HOT BARGAINS12%
  • We Can Source It Ltd11%
  • AVLASH5%
  • CaterCo4%

Takeaway Coffee Cups demand & seasonality

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

Volume86KCVR5.7%Products68Brands28Top 5 Brands67%OOS Rate0.4%Rating4.3★Reviews1,014Avg BSR#95
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top Takeaway Coffee Cups search terms shoppers use

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

  • cups with lids37K/yr
  • 8oz coffee cups with lids13K/yr
  • takeaway cups with lids11K/yr
  • 12 oz coffee cups with lids5K/yr
  • coffee takeaway cups with lids6K/yr
  • hot cups with lids7K/yr
  • hot drink cups with lids7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Takeaway Coffee Cups

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

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Excellent quality

Leak-Proof11%

No leaks

Value For Money9%

Good value

Strength8%

sturdy cups

Size-Overall7%

Good size

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Leak-Proof24%

Not leakproof

Size-Overall14%

small

Quality-Overall7%

Not great quality cups

Durability6%

Not as durable as I had hoped

Heating5%

Doesn't hold heat well

Takeaway Coffee Cups return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

Return rate

68%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
54%
2Leak-Proof
13%
3Quality-Overall
5%
4Color
3%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
3%

Common Takeaway Coffee Cups questions

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

Flapen scores Takeaway Coffee Cups 59/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £63K/yr across 68 tracked products. 1 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +1.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Takeaway Coffee Cups on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.