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Baked Goods in Costa Rica

Published Nov 14, 2025
Length 22 Pages
SKU # EP20589582

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Costa Ricans remain highly price sensitive in 2025, continuing to seek lower-priced items. At the same time, growing health awareness is influencing preferences toward products made with cleaner, more natural ingredients. Artisanal, unpackaged baked goods are becoming increasingly specialised in modern retail outlets, posing strong competition to packaged alternatives. However, packaged bread continues to experience growth as consumers value its convenience.

Euromonitor International's Baked Goods in Costa Rica report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Bread, Cakes, Dessert Mixes, Dessert Pies and Tarts, Frozen Baked Goods, Pastries.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Baked Goods market;
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Table of Contents

22 Pages
Baked Goods in Costa Rica
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
BAKED GOODS IN COSTA RICA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Artisanal baked goods becoming increasingly specialised, but consumers continue to value the convenience of packaged options
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Packaged options compete with fresh/unpackaged varieties
Packaged leavened bread’s growth supported by consumer demand for convenience
WHAT’S NEXT?
Low-priced, private label products will continue to attract consumers
Higher-income consumers will look for cleaner alternatives in packaged baked goods
Packaged options for more artisanal burger and hotdog buns could gain popularity
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Bimbo de Costa Rica SA leads, catering to diverse consumer preferences
CHANNELS
Supermarkets provide a convenient one-stop shopping experience and lower prices
Ongoing expansion of retail e-commerce as consumers value convenience
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Sales of Pastries by Type: % Value 2020-2025
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Baked Goods: % Value 2021-2025
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Baked Goods: % Value 2022-2025
Table 8 Distribution of Baked Goods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Baked Goods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
STAPLE FOODS IN COSTA RICA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With budgets stretched, consumers remain highly price conscious
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Consumer Price Index (IPC) shows a decline in prices for several categories
Impact of declining tourism and contraband
Health and wellness driving demand for better-for-you products
Influence of social media and convenience
WHAT’S NEXT?
Increased interest in healthy and functional foods
Global flavours to gain traction
Rising influence of social media
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Consumers appreciate the freshness of artisanal products
Cía Numar SA benefits from its widely recognised and trusted brands
CHANNELS
Supermarkets lead, offering a wide product range, lower prices and convenience
Convenient e-commerce’s penetration continues to grow
Low prices attract
MARKET DATA
Table 13 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2025
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2022-2025
Table 19 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2021-2025
Table 20 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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