Austria country report

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required report public distribution date 11 17 2005 gain number au5027 austria retail food sector annual approved by sarah hanson us embassy prepared dr roswitha krautgartner highlights total sales increased 4 9 percent from 2003 to 2004 and reached a value of 13 billion usd euro 1 recent developments include greater demand for healthy foods wider diversification internationalization consumer tastes strong convenience products with the best market opportunities dried fruit tree nuts including organic rice wine petfood ready eat meals health includes psd changes no trade matrix vienna au1 au table contents section i summary 3 ii road map entry super stores supermarkets hyper markets or centers club warehouse outlets b gas marts kiosks 8 c traditional mom pop small independent grocery wet iii competition iv product prospects 12 v post contact further information is