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Meals and Soups in Costa Rica

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  • 20 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Costa Rica
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5731899
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.

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: Food Kits, Pizza, Prepared Salads, Ready Meals, Soup.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Meals and Soups 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
  • 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 DISCLAIMERCOOKING 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
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources