Is french roast coffee k cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $1.3M/yr across 11 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).

How competitive is the french roast coffee k cups niche?

4 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in french roast coffee k cups?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for french roast coffee k cups peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the french roast coffee k cups niche?

Listings span $8.67–$54.01; the average listing price is $32.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 18,124 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

french roast coffee k cups

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible14.2%

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

Avg price

Incredible$32.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$8.67–$54.01

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

Market size

Great$1.3M

$1.3M/yr · 293K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-2.1%

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

Review moat

Bad18,124.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad84%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, french roast coffee k cups is a $1.3M/yr Amazon United States market (293K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

french roast coffee k cups market data

Units sold / yr: 50K–60K; avg 4,000–5,000/product
Revenue / yr: $1.6M–$1.9M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 14.2%
Avg BSR: #14
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 82%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 94 months
Avg seller age: 125 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Starbucks75%
Happy Belly17%
Amazon Brand - Solimo5%
Peet's Coffee2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Open Trend

Top french roast coffee k cups search terms

french roast coffee k cups88K/yr -7.1%10.9% conv.
starbucks french roast k cups51K/yr -11.8%22.7% conv.
dark roast starbucks k-cups19K/yr +14.3%12.2% conv.
french roast k cups21K/yr +13.9%10.8% conv.
starbucks dark roast k cups20K/yr +0.9%9.9% conv.
french roast coffee pods18K/yr -4.4%6.9% conv.
starbucks k cups french roast15K/yr +11.3%19.8% conv.
coffee pods french roast13K/yr +8.1%9.3% conv.
starbucks k cups dark roast14K/yr -2.5%7.9% conv.
k cups french roast6K/yr -11.6%12.2% conv.

All search terms

Top french roast coffee k cups 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods Dark Roast Hot or Iced Coffee French Roast 96 Keurig Pods

Starbucks$54.014.7★23,786 rev

Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods Dark Roast Hot or Iced Coffee French Roast 32 Keurig Pods

Starbucks$23.014.7★23,787 rev

Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Dark Roast Coffee Pods French Roast Compatible with Keurig 2.0 K-Cup Brewers 100 Count

Happy Belly$29.634.4★10,242 rev

Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods Dark Roast Hot or Iced Coffee French Roast 60 Keurig Pods

Starbucks$40.484.7★23,786 rev

Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods Dark Roast Coffee French Roast for Keurig Brewers 100% Arabica 1 box (22 pods)

Starbucks$16.634.7★23,786 rev

Newest

by launch date

Amazon Brand - Solimo Dark Roast Coffee Pods French Roast Compatible with Keurig 2.0 K-Cup Brewers 24 Count

Amazon Brand - Solimo$9.7726,451 rev

6mo ago

Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods Dark Roast Coffee Espresso Roast for Keurig Coffee Makers 100% Arabica 1 Box (75 Pods)

Starbucks$46.101,032 rev

1y ago

Starbucks K-Cup Coffee Pods Dark Roast Coffee French Roast for Keurig Brewers 100% Arabica 1 box (22 pods)

Starbucks$16.6323,786 rev

1y ago

Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Dark Roast Coffee Pods French Roast Compatible with Keurig 2.0 K-Cup Brewers 100 Count

Happy Belly$29.6310,242 rev

7y ago

Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Dark Roast Coffee Pods French Roast Compatible with Keurig 2.0 K-Cup Brewers 24 Count

Happy Belly$8.6710,242 rev

7y ago

What buyers say about french roast coffee k cups

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall30%

“happy with the taste”

Value For Money22%

“Great deal”

Flavor15%

“Rich flavor”

Caffeine Content12%

“I appreciate the caffeine content”

Quality-Overall5%

“I also appreciate the consistent quality”

Blend/Ratio2%

“Perfect blend”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to use”

Soft Feel2%

“really love how smooth it is”

Bitter1%

“Liked this strong bitterness very much”

Smell1%

“Delicious coffee and smells good too”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall28%

“Too strong for my taste”

Value For Money11%

“Overpriced”

Flavor9%

“Not a rich robust flavor I had hoped for”

Bitter8%

“Very bitter”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled6%

“Stale”

Strength6%

“Too weak”

Quality-Overall5%

“Amazing quality control did not see this”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“False advertising”

Caffeine Content2%

“Terrible coffee”

Smell2%

“No wonderful smell”

Top return reasons

Taste-Overall26%

Flavor17%

Value For Money12%

Size-Overall10%

Bitter9%

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Caffeine Content5%

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled3%