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Baked Goods in Costa Rica

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  • 22 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Costa Rica
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1449086
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.

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: 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.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Baked Goods 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
  • 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 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 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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