Retailing market in Guatemala

store, agricultural products, agricultural service, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic beverages, beer, beverage, beverages, cheese, chicken, clothing, coffee, convenience stores, electricity, fast food, fast-food, food processing, fruit, fruit, fruits, furniture, health food, household goods, hypermarkets, ingredients, liquor, luxury, luxury goods, make-up, meats, non alcoholic beverage, non alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverage, non-alcoholic beverages, noodle, pork, rice, sandwiches, savings, snacks, supermarket, supermarkets, trading, vegetables, watch, wheat flour, wholesale, wholesaler, wholesalers, wine,

required report public distribution date 11 12 2003 gain number gt3021 guatemala retail food sector approved by steve huete ag counselor us embassy prepared daniel orellana marketing specialist highlights s supermarket has grown tremendously in the last few years presently there been some consolidation of main players and royal ahold a dutch company purchased largest chain includes psd changes no trade matrix annual gt1 gt usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 08 page 13 unclassified table contents i market overview 3 economic condition b income 4 c size 5 d advantages & challenges 6 e ii road map to entry 7 iii competition iv best prospects v post contact further economy grew at over per year during 1990 however since 2000 doldrums not