COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Productos Fernández SA maintains its leading position
Productos Fernández SA has established itself as the leading player in ready meals and soups, thanks to its long-standing presence. The company operates across multiple categories, including shelf stable ready meals, chilled ready meals, frozen ready meals, and frozen pizza, and is particularly well-known for its flagship product, PF Listo in chilled and frozen pizza.
Watt’s SA achieves dynamic growth over 2025
In 2025, Watt’s SA was the fastest-growing company in Chile’s ready meals and soups category, driven primarily by the popularity of its Wasil brand in shelf stable ready meals and shelf stable soups. Wasil is renowned for offering high-quality products at competitive prices, making it an attractive choice for consumers seeking a balance between quality and cost.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Meals and Soups industry in Chile with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to a comprehensive range of core packaged food categories.
If you're in the Meals and Soups industry in Chile, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Meals and Soups in Chile report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Meals and Soups in Chile?
- Which are the leading brands in Meals and Soups in Chile?
- How are products distributed in Meals and Soups in Chile?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and/or the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- What are the key health and wellness concerns driving, or challenging, sales in Meals and Soups?
- How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in Chile?
- How has COVID-19 impacted consumer demand? To what extent have lockdown, home seclusion and stockpiling boosted sales? Will the longer term economic repercussions of the pandemic stimulate or suppress future growth?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
- How significant will values-based claims, such as sustainability and ethical labelling, be in supporting future growth and brand equity?
Meals and Soups in Chile - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Consumers attracted by convenience
Ready meals maintain steady growth as consumers demand convenience food
Soups shows resilience as an affordable foodstuff
Ready meals and soups to enjoy solid growth
Natural ingredients and plant-based recipes to support growth in pizzas
Chilean consumers shift towards dining out and convenience of ready meals
Productos Fernández SA maintains its leading position
Watt’s SA achieves dynamic growth over 2025
Supermarkets enjoys strong lead in ready meals and soups
Convenience stores meet needs of urban consumers
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Chile - Industry Overview
Consumer caution and supply issues lead to slower growth
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Disruptions to raw material supply weigh on category performance
Economic constraints weigh on consumer spending patterns
Urban consumers are prioritising health and convenience, but taste remains important
Broad health trend will fuel product innovations
Value-based spending patterns will prevail
Convenience blended with affordability offers tangible benefits to shoppers
Domestic player Watt’s SA is leading manufacturer in cooking ingredients and meals
Gallina Blanca SA asserts dominant position in liquid stocks and fonds
Modern grocery retailers dominate distribution led by supermarkets
Small local grocers witness a rebound in value share
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Meals and Soups
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- Dried Ready Meals
- Shelf Stable Ready Meals
- Chilled Ready Meals
- Frozen Ready Meals
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- Dry Soup
- Shelf Stable Soup
- Chilled Soup
- Frozen Soup
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- Chilled Pizza
- Frozen Pizza
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- Meal Kits
- Quick Recipe Kits
- Chilled Lunch Kits
- Prepared Salads
Meals and Soups
This is the aggregation of ready meals, pizza, food kits, prepared salads, and soup. Includes: These are products that have had recipe 'skills' added to them by the manufacturer, resulting in a high degree of readiness, completion and convenience. Food kits is an exception where typically the extent of preparation is much shorter than other meal products; includes meal kits where consumers are to put together pre-portioned ingredients and cook with the guidance of recipe cards. Ready meals are generally accepted to be complete meals that require few or no extra ingredients. However, in the case of shelf stable ready meals, the term also encompasses meal 'centres’; for food kits, they do require a degree of cooking and preparation. As such, some meals may require cooking (ready-to-cook); others may simply need reheating, prior to serving (ready-to-eat). Excludes: Any products sold unpackaged and/or by weight, including food sold from a retail deli counter.
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