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Meals and Soups in Costa Rica

Publisher Euromonitor International
Published Nov 13, 2025
Length 20 Pages
SKU # EP20589398

Description

Growth in 2025 is driven by busier lifestyles and the rising demand for convenient meal solutions. The health and wellness trend is increasingly shaping purchasing decisions and will continue to do so over the forecast period, encouraging more consumers to seek out varieties that have lower levels of fat, salt and sugar.

Euromonitor International's Meals and Soups 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: Food Kits, Pizza, Prepared Salads, Ready Meals, Soup.

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

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20 Pages
Meals and Soups in Costa Rica
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
MEALS AND SOUPS IN COSTA RICA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Busier lifestyles and health and wellness trends shape growth
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Rising demand as busier lifestyles leave less time for cooking
Growth of shelf-stable ready meals with Pro Salud’s entry into the category
WHAT’S NEXT?
Increased variety of offerings is expected
Health and wellness trend will continue to shape purchasing decisions
Meal kits likely to gain popularity among higher-income consumers
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Nestlé Costa Rica SA leads and experiences strong organic growth in 2025
CHANNELS
Warehouse clubs benefit from consumers economising
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2022-2025
Table 7 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN COSTA RICA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Price-sensitivity encourages ongoing interest in price promotions and cheaper products
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Consumer Price Index (IPC) shows a decline in prices for several categories
Impact of declining tourism and contraband
Influence of social media and convenience
Health and wellness driving demand for better-for-you products
WHAT’S NEXT?
Increased interest in healthy and functional foods
Global flavours to gain traction
Rising influence of social media
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Cía Numar SA leads with its widely recognised and trusted brands
Nestlé benefits from the continued popularity of its flagship Maggi brand
CHANNELS
Supermarkets offer a wide product range, lower prices and convenience
Retail e-commerce penetration continues to grow
Low prices attract
MARKET DATA
Table 12 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 13 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 19 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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