foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 8 13 2001 as1023 australia retail food sector approved by randolph h zeitner us embassy prepared hassall & associates highlights agent distributors are the key to developing exports of consumer ready foods product innovation is driving growth in many categories particularly international cuisine and nutritious snack includes psd changes no trade matrix annual canberra as1 as this was drafted consultants pty ltd gpo box 4625 sydney nsw 1044 tel 61 2 9241 5655 fax 5684 e mail hassyd ozemail com au disclaimer a number different sources were used collate market for there areas which figures slightly magnitude differences most cases small provision data even though provide exporter with best possible picture australian where omission may have provided less than that table contents section i summary 1 description comparison