foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 12 26 2001 eg1032 egypt retail food sector approved by thomas pomeroy us embassy prepared ali abdi & manal el masry highlights with the expansion of local and international supermarket chains in consumer buying habits are changing 2000 according to egyptian trade data imports ready products totaled 77 million consumers have increasing demand for quality variety includes psd changes no matrix annual cairo eg1 eg page 1 11 unclassified usda i market summary 2 ii road map entry 4 a supermarkets hypermarkets b convenience stores gas marts kiosks 7 c mom pop grocery 8 iii competition iv best product prospects 10 which good sales potential not present significant quantities but