Food market in Sweden

store, agricultural products, agricultural service, alcohol, alcoholic beverages, bakery, beer, beverages, breakfast, breakfast - cereals, breakfast cereals, cat food, catering, catering, cereals, cheese, coffee, dairy products, drink, ethnic foods, fast food, fast-food, food processing, food retail, food service, fresh fruit, fruit, fruit, hotel, hotels, hypermarkets, ingredients, meat, meats, red meats, restaurant, restaurant, restaurants, restaurants, rice, snack, snack foods, spirits, supermarkets, vegetable juices, vegetables, wholesale, wholesalers, wine, wines,

required report public distribution date 12 29 2003 gain number sw3018 sweden exporter guide annual approved by lana bennett agricultural counselor us embassy prepared bjorn engstrom marketing assistant highlights the consolidation and restructuring of nordic food retail sector offers new interesting opportunities in terms volumes diversity products being demanded best prospects include fish seafood convenience beverages which appeal to health conscious additionally market is expanding for international ethnic cuisine including foods that are uniquely associated with various regions america major current impediments sales consumer resistance contain genetically modified gmo ingredients strong dollar has also been a impediment weakened considerably includes psd changes no trade matrix stockholm sw1 sw usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 19 unclassified table contents section i overview 3 finland ii tips 4 local business practices customs general tastes preferences standards