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title: "Tegel vs Waitoa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Tegel or Waitoa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chicken brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Tegel vs Waitoa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Tegel or Waitoa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chicken brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Tegel and Waitoa
- **Competitive set**: Chicken brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Tegel Share of Search**: 47.2%
- **Waitoa Share of Search**: 13.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Tegel or Waitoa?

- In August 2026, Tegel had more branded searches than Waitoa among chicken brands in New Zealand. Tegel was estimated to have 7.4K branded searches compared to Waitoa’s 2.1K, and held a 47.2% Share of Search versus Waitoa’s 13.4%.
- Tegel was ahead of Waitoa in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tegel’s estimated Share of Search among chicken brands in New Zealand moved from 46.1% to 47.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.7K to 7.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Waitoa’s estimated Share of Search among chicken brands in New Zealand moved from 9.5% to 13.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 2.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand chicken brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Tegel gained estimated Share of Search among chicken brands in New Zealand, from 45.9% to 47.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Waitoa in New Zealand rose 53.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.4K to 2.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Tegel estimated searches | Tegel Share of Search | Tegel rank | Waitoa estimated searches | Waitoa Share of Search | Waitoa rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.7K | 46.1% | 1 | 1.4K | 9.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.4K | 45.9% | 1 | 1.5K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.8K | 47.9% | 1 | 1.3K | 10.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.1K | 46.2% | 1 | 1.5K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.1K | 47% | 1 | 1.6K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.9K | 49.2% | 1 | 1.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.1K | 47.8% | 1 | 1.5K | 11.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 6.9K | 45.7% | 1 | 1.9K | 12.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.4K | 47.8% | 1 | 1.6K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 45.9% | 1 | 2K | 13.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.4K | 47.2% | 1 | 2.1K | 13.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Tegel’s and Waitoa’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Tegel**: Measured on the search terms “tegel”, “tegel chicken”, “tegel chicken breast”, “tegel co nz”, “tegel near me”, “tegel nuggets”, “tegel nz” and “tegel online”, summed into one figure.
- **Waitoa**: Measured on the search terms “waitoa butterfly chicken”, “waitoa chicken”, “waitoa chicken breast”, “waitoa chicken kiev”, “waitoa chicken nuggets”, “waitoa chicken sausages”, “waitoa free range chicken”, “waitoa gluten free chicken nuggets”, “waitoa karaage chicken” and “waitoa roast chicken”, summed into one figure.

- [Tegel profile](/demand/nz/brands/tegel)
- [Waitoa profile](/demand/nz/brands/waitoa)
- [All chicken brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-chicken-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Tegel or Waitoa?

In August 2026, Tegel had more branded searches than Waitoa among chicken brands in New Zealand. Tegel was estimated to have 7.4K branded searches compared to Waitoa’s 2.1K, and held a 47.2% Share of Search versus Waitoa’s 13.4%.

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