COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates continues to lead a consolidated landscape
Other hot drinks is a consolidated landscape, with two players accounting for well over eight-tenths of value share. This limited competitive landscape allows leading companies to leverage brand recognition, extensive distribution, and strategic innovation to maintain strong positions.
Nestlé gains most value share in 2025
Second placed Nestlé narrows the gap with Compañía Nacional de Chocolates in 2025. Growth of its Nesquik Brand is driven by aggressive discounting strategies, promotional campaigns, and strong brand recognition, helping Nestlé capture price-sensitive consumers and boost volume sales.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Other Hot Drinks industry in Costa Rica 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.
If you're in the Other Hot Drinks industry in Costa Rica, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica 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 Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica?
- What are the traditional preferences in Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica? To what extent are these tastes changing amidst increasing international influence and the growth of chained cafés?
- How are changing demographics (for example, an ageing or predominantly young population) determining consumption of Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica?
- Which are the leading brands in Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica?
- How are products distributed in Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica?
- How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail and competitive landscape?
- Have home seclusion and social distancing measures following COVID-19 benefited sales of Other Hot Drinks?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Other Hot Drinks in Costa Rica - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Sector remains consolidated
Moderate value and volume growth in 2025
Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks register highest value growth
Positive outlook over forecast period
Marketing focus on energy and nutrition
Opportunity to offer other hot drinks with a healthier positioning
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates continues to lead a consolidated landscape
Nestlé gains most value share in 2025
Supermarkets dominate, though hypermarkets make most gains
Minimal volume sales through foodservice
Hot Drinks in Costa Rica - Industry Overview
Coffee negatively impacted by surging prices
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Muted overall volume growth, as rising prices have an impact
Local provenance increasingly important in coffee, with premiumisation also driving value growth
Consumers look for functional benefits in tea
Continuing growth, supported by growing economy
Price rises and premiumisation drive value growth in coffee
Health and wellness key driver for tea
Coffee player Cía Numar holds on to commanding lead
Smaller coffee player, Café Dorado, gains most value share
Supermarkets continue to lead distribution
Warehouse clubs gain most value share
Foodservice vs retail split
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Other Hot Drinks
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- Chocolate-based Flavoured Powder Drinks
- Malt-based Hot Drinks
- Non-Chocolate-based Flavoured Powder Drinks
- Other Plant-based Hot Drinks
Other Hot Drinks
This is the aggregation of Flavoured Powder Drinks and Other Plant-based Powder Drinks. Products can be served hot or cold, and can be mixed with water, milk, or other liquids. Bottled, ready-to-drink flavoured milk drinks are NOT included here and are included in Passport Packaged Food.
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This report originates from Passport, our Other Hot Drinks research and analysis database.
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