required report public distribution date 1 18 2007 gain number fr7005 france hri food service sector annual approved by elizabeth b berry us embassy prepared roselyne gauthier highlights in 2005 trade sources estimate the french hotel restaurant and institution served over 9 billion meals valued at 90 7 commercial catering restaurants hotels resorts cafeterias brasseries cafes fast foods dominated with 77 percent of market institutional education healthcare business schools hospitals air sea represented 23 is an open highly competitive which supplied primarily domestic eu producers however there are opportunities for suppliers a variety reasonably priced high quality innovative products includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled paris fr1 fr table contents section i summary 3 profile 2 s overview key macro economic factors driving demand 5 fierce competition places enormous pressure on not only fish seafood but also all