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Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat in Costa Rica

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  • 22 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Costa Rica
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5567578
Chilled processed red meat remains popular in Costa Rica in 2025, with a variety of flavour options available in modern grocery retailers across the country to cater to diverse consumer preferences. However, as health consciousness grows, more higher-income consumers are increasing their fish consumption or adopting vegetarian or vegan diets. Health-aware consumers are also increasingly focusing on cleaner ingredient lists, looking for simpler, more natural ingredients.

This 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 2020-2025, 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: Meat and Seafood Substitutes, Processed Meat, Processed Seafood, Tofu and Derivatives.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Ongoing popularity of chilled processed red meat
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Processed meat, seafood and alternatives continue to grow as consumers search for protein
  • Health and wellness trend encourages higher-income consumers to eat more fish
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Private label expansion
  • Simpler ingredients lists are sought after for plant-based alternatives
  • Growth of international products
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Cargill’s broad portfolio and well-known brands support its lead in 2025
  • Dynamic Centro Internacional de Inversiones
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets have a wider selection of brands and presentations
  • Consumers value the convenience of e-commerce
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Shelf Stable Processed Red Meat by Type: % Volume Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Sales of Chilled Processed Red Meat by Type: % Volume Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Sales of Frozen Processed Red Meat by Type: % Volume Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Sales of Frozen Processed Poultry by Type: % Value Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Sales of Frozen Processed Seafood by Type: % Value Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 12 Distribution of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Forecast Sales of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 14 Forecast Sales of Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat by Category: Value 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSTAPLE 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 15 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 21 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 22 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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