required report public distribution date 3 1 2005 gain number co5006 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 7 billion 2004 this is expected to continuing growing are experiencing rapid growth as improvements security situation encourage greater tourism eating out restaurants institutional not well developed mainly purchases local products us currently negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement with goal implementing 2006 includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled bogota co1 co usda foreign global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page unclassified section i market summary dollars grow 5 percent has benefited from