styrofoam trays
Skip itA small market ($50K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$22.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great271.13avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$5.94–$50.08cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great38%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Good2.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay2.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-8.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$50K$50K/yr · 85K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, styrofoam trays is a $50K/yr Amazon United States market (85K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
styrofoam trays market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $68K–$90K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.6%
- Avg BSR
- #624
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 89%
- Sponsored
- 87%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 166 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
19 falling
Sellers
141
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
24%
- Hygloss24%
- bark and lindy20%
- BATTIPAW12%
- Atarvana9%
- EBOOT8%
- RIKICACA4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top styrofoam trays search terms
- styrofoam trays20K/yr
- foam trays17K/yr
- foam trays for food12K/yr
- styrofoam trays for food11K/yr
- foam tray7K/yr
- styrofoam meat trays8K/yr
- foam meat trays6K/yr
- styrofoam tray5K/yr
Top styrofoam trays 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Hygloss White Foam Trays for Food & Crafts 9 x 11 Inch Pack of 10 Multipurpose Rectangle Foam Meat Trays for Food Prep Vacuum Sealing Gardening & Classroom Sturdy Disposable & Reusable
Hygloss$12.624.6★544 rev
60pcs Crafts Foam Trays White Meat Food Paint and Ink Mixing Trays for School Printmaking DIY Crafts Disposable Fruit BBQ Grill Roast Food Plates
Atarvana$19.824.5★68 rev
100 Pcs Crafts Foam Trays White Foam Supermarket Disposable Poultry Meat Fruit Trays BBQ Grill Roast Food Plates Rectangle DIY Craft Painting Trays for Printmaking DIY Handicraft (8 x 4.7 x 1 in)
BATTIPAW$30.184.4★54 rev
eBoot 100 Pcs Foam Meat Trays White Foam Crafts Trays Bulk Disposable Food Plates Rectangle Painting Dish for Halloween Christmas Printmaking DIY Art Supplies 8.3 x 4.4 x 0.55 Inches
EBOOT$28.354.5★71 rev
Crafts Foam Trays White Foam Meat Tray Paint and Ink Mixing Trays Food Tray Printmaking Trays for DIY Crafts 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 (50)
bark and lindy$16.044.7★116 rev
Newest
by launch date
WRINGKIT 100 Piece White Rectangle Plastic Plates 8 Inch Small Supermarket Meat Tray Heavy-Duty Party Dessert Plate Plastic Dinner Plates for Warm And Cold Foods BBQ Grill Roast Food Plate
WRINGKIT$21.1037 rev
Crafts Foam Trays 20 Pieces Rectangle Meat Tray Food Tray for DIY Crafts Printmaking 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1/2 (Black)
bark and lindy$9.9046 rev
Akamino 60pcs Crafts Foam Trays Rectangle Fruit BBQ Roast Meat Food Tray Disposable Foam Plates for Supermarket DIY Printmaking Graffiti Painting Drawing -7.9 x 5.1 x 1 in
Akamino$18.9441 rev
![Freshware Compostable Clamshell Food Containers [8x8] 3-Compartment 50-Pack Disposable Containers Biodegradable Sugarcane to Go Boxes - Paper Food Containers - Microwave & Freezer Safe Stackable](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/510VG7U2gNL.jpg)
Freshware Compostable Clamshell Food Containers [8x8] 3-Compartment 50-Pack Disposable Containers Biodegradable Sugarcane to Go Boxes - Paper Food Containers - Microwave & Freezer Safe Stackable
Freshware$18.551,434 rev
Crafts Foam Trays White Foam Meat Tray Paint and Ink Mixing Trays Food Tray School Printmaking Trays for DIY Crafts 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/2 Inches (10)
bark and lindy$5.9449 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
ECOLipak Compostable Disposable 5 Compartment Paper Plates 10.25inch
ECOLipak$28.344.5★
Hygloss White Foam Trays for Food & Crafts 9 x 11 Inch Pack of 50 Multipurpose Rectangle Foam Meat Trays for Food Prep Vacuum Sealing Gardening & Classroom Sturdy Disposable & Reusable
Hygloss$27.754.6★
Crafts Foam Trays 20 Pieces Rectangle Meat Tray Food Tray for DIY Crafts Printmaking 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1/2 (Black)
bark and lindy$9.904.6★
Hygloss White Foam Trays for Food & Crafts 9 x 11 Inch Pack of 25 Multipurpose Rectangle Foam Meat Trays for Food Prep Vacuum Sealing Gardening & Classroom Sturdy Disposable & Reusable
Hygloss$20.214.6★
100 Pcs Crafts Foam Trays White Foam Supermarket Disposable Poultry Meat Fruit Trays BBQ Grill Roast Food Plates Rectangle DIY Craft Painting Trays for Printmaking DIY Handicraft (8 x 4.7 x 1 in)
BATTIPAW$30.184.4★
What buyers say about styrofoam trays
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good and sturdy”
“Good quality, solid, yet compostable”
“Great value”
“Great size”
“Durable and sturdy”
“Fits all my food in one of these everyday for work very thicker than I expected”
“As advertised on website”
“The hold up well they have not leaked on me at all”
“enjoy all the dishes”
“Convenient to have”
What buyers complain about
“of course I didnt look at size”
“Kind of flimsy”
“Leaks through with any amount of liquid”
“Cardboard not durable at all”
“Not worth the money”
“Horrible quality”
“Not good for hot foods, They bend”
“Material NOT good at all”
“A little flimsy especially ifyou put wet food”
“No washing dishes”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is styrofoam trays profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $50K/yr across 38 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the styrofoam trays niche?
- 19 brands and 141 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in styrofoam trays?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 2.9%.
- When does demand for styrofoam trays peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the styrofoam trays niche?
- Listings span $5.94–$50.08; the average listing price is $22.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 271 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.