Dog Food
MaybeReturns run at only 0.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -4.2% this quarter, so Dog Food is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 60 / 100Top 12% of 875 Pet Supplies niches · +10 vs the category median of 5060
- Market size
- £7.2M/yr4.8M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -4.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 45%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 260 sellers
Flapen Score
Dog Food against its category
The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Dog Food is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Dog Food market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dog Food 4.8M times last year and spent an estimated £7.2M. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
12.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 4.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £7.2M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 4.8M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -4.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £7.2Ma year
- Peak month
- October1.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- dog food2.2M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £12.26.
Listings sell for £12.26 on average, from £2.11 to £25.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 500K to 600K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At £12.26 that is £98K to £123K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £12.26under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.11–£25.70
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 500K–600K
- Units per listing a year
- 8,000–10,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £98K–£123K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #23 within Food. It carries 3,368 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 85%
- Prime listings
- 97%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #23in Food
- Average rating
- 4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,368per listing
- Listings tracked
- 39
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 69 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 69 months
Products
Top Dog Food products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
WINALOT Sunday Dinner Mixed in Gravy Wet Dog Food 40x100g
- Price
- £9.06
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4,550
- Age
- 11y ago

WINALOT Meaty Chunks Mixed in Jelly Wet Dog Food 40x100g
- Price
- £9.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,086
- Age
- 6y ago

WINALOT Meaty Chunks Mixed in Gravy Wet Dog Food 40x100g
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 11,376
- Age
- 7y ago

Wagg Active Goodness Complete Dry Adult Dog Food Chicken & Veg 12kg - For All Active Working Dog Breeds
- Price
- £10.60
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,670
- Age
- 4y ago

by Amazon Complete Wet Food for Adult Dogs Meat Selection in Gravy 4.8 kg (48 pouches of 100g)
- Price
- £9.91
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,219
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
by Amazon Complete Food for Adult Dogs Meat Selection in Jelly 1.2 kg (12 Packs of 100g)
- Price
- £2.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 494
- Age
- 9mo ago

WINALOT Classics Mixed in Jelly Turkey & Lamb Wet Dog Food 12x400g
- Price
- £8.34
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 379
- Age
- 2y ago

Wagg Active Goodness Complete Dry Adult Dog Food Chicken & Veg 12kg - For All Active Working Dog Breeds
- Price
- £10.60
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,670
- Age
- 4y ago

WINALOT Sunday Dinner Mixed in Gravy Wet Dog Food 40x100g
- Price
- £9.06
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4,550
- Age
- 11y ago

Butchers Wet Dog Food Tin Cans Grain Free Tripe Loaf Pate Recipes 9.6kg (24 x 400g)
- Price
- £16.18
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,375
- Age
- 7y ago
Newest
by launch date
by Amazon Complete Food for Adult Dogs Meat Selection in Jelly 1.2 kg (12 Packs of 100g)
- Price
- £2.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 494
- Age
- 9mo ago

PEDIGREE Adult Dog Food Pouches Mixed Selection in Jelly 40 x 100 g Mega Pack
- Price
- £10.37
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 843
- Age
- 1y ago

WINALOT Classics Mixed in Jelly Turkey & Lamb Wet Dog Food 12x400g
- Price
- £8.34
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 379
- Age
- 2y ago

WINALOT Friday Suppers Mixed Variety Fish in Gravy Wet Dog Food 40x100g
- Price
- £9.63
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,037
- Age
- 2y ago

by Amazon Complete Wet Food for Adult Dogs Meat Selection in Gravy 4.8 kg (48 pouches of 100g)
- Price
- £9.91
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,219
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 rising
Sellers
260
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
13%
- Winalot42%
- by Amazon15%
- Wagg10%
- HARRINGTONS9%
- Pedigree7%
- BUTCHER'S3%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 13%)
Demand
Dog Food search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Search terms
Top Dog Food search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- dog food2.2M/yr
- dry dog food417K/yr
- dog food wet344K/yr
- wet dog food331K/yr
- winalot dog food pouches gravy230K/yr
- dog food dry246K/yr
- pedigree dog pouches132K/yr
- grain free dog food124K/yr
- winalot87K/yr
- winalot dog food pouches in jelly94K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dog Food
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
The smell is of rotten fish
the smell was rancid
Awful smell
ending up with diarrhoea really bad
Both my dogs vomited after eating this food for two days
very upset tummy
Better price on Amazon
Can get much cheaper
Almost double the price actually
just dont stay fresh
Mouldy
appears completely stale
Massive bag
Bigger than I thought
Theyre very small and white
Love
Dog loves it
Dogs enjoy it
Dogs very happy
Cheaper than stores
Decent price
Fair price
the quality seems mostly consistent
Excellent product
Quality food
Dog loves this food
Great food
The dogs love this food
As advertised
Does what it says
As expected
Return
0.1% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing
It's an extremely dry biscuit
Dry food
Texture is slightly wet
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FAQ
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