required report public distribution date 3 15 2006 gain number co6003 colombia hri food service sector annual approved by david j mergen agricultural attache u s embassy prepared alicia de jacobs marketing specialist highlights sales of and beverages the hotel restaurant in were estimated at 1 8 billion 2005 an increase 6 over 2004 growth is to 7 experiencing rapid as improvements security situation encourage greater tourism eating out restaurants us negotiated a bilateral free trade agreement with goal implementing 2007 includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled bogota co1 co section i market summary concluded negotiations for on february 27 implement after approval congress colombian legislature currently has relatively high duties processed products imported institutional generally around 20 percent these will be eliminated or phased
