CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY IN COSTA RICA

Euromonitor International

July 2018

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Polarisation in Value Proposals Set the Pace in 2018

Local and Regional Brands Continue To Leverage on Higher Quality Proposals

Further Specialisation Is Expected To Gain Additional Momentum by 2023

Competitive Landscape

Local Player Dos Pinos Leads Chocolate Confectionery

International and Smaller Scale Local Players Lag Behind in Sales

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 4 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 5 Sales of Chocolate Tablets by Type: % Value 2013-2018

Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2014-2018

Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2015-2018

Table 8 Distribution of Chocolate Confectionery by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 9 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 10 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 11 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 12 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Increasing Segmentation and New Value Proposals During 2018

Functional Ingredient Updates and New Value for Money Proposals Set the Pace

New Added Value Proposals and Walmart's Great Value Range Gain Presence

Modern Grocery Retailers Keep Gaining Ground

Convenient, Affordable and Healthier Options Growing in Popularity

Foodservice

Sales To Foodservice

Category Data

Table 13 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 14 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 15 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 16 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Market Data

Table 17 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 18 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 19 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 20 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 21 GBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 22 NBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 23 LBN Brand Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2015-2018

Table 24 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 25 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 26 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 27 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 28 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 29 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 30 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Definitions

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

As witnessed throughout most packaged food categories in Costa Rica during 2017-2018, polarisation in value proposals continued to set the pace amongst chocolate confectionery. On the one hand, the 2017 entry of Cooperativa de Productos de Leche Dos Pinos (which launched the local brand Gallito from Mondelez during late 2016) represents most economy value proposals targeting local mid- and low-income consumers, using nostalgia and a renewed brand image to increase its sales potential, which incl...

Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in Costa Rica report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2013-2017, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2022 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Boxed Assortments, Chocolate Pouches and Bags, Chocolate with Toys, Countlines, Other Chocolate Confectionery, Seasonal Chocolate, Tablets.

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

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