Retailing market in Jamaica

customer service, agricultural service, bakeries, bakery, bakery products, bar, beverage, beverages, breakfast, breakfast cereals, cereal, cereal products, cereals, convenience stores, dairy products, drinks, electronic payment, food retail, food retailers, food service, franchise, fruits, groceries, grocery, grocery stores, health foods, meals away from home, meat, meat products, meats, pork products, restaurants, restaurants, rum, service stations, snack, snack foods, sugar cane, supermarket, supermarkets, sweets, trading, vegetable, vegetable juices, vegetable oils, vegetables, wholesale, wholesaler, wholesalers, wines,

required report public distribution date 11 21 2003 gain number jm3008 ja3008 jamaica & dep retail food sector approved by david g salmon us embassy prepared sylburn thomas highlights despite modest contraction during the jamaican remains attractive for imported high value products includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled santo domingo dr1 jm usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 07 page of 12 unclassified i market overview businesses within are differentiated on bases quality price and convenience giving rise to a structurally composed upscale conventional chain independent supermarkets wholesalers grocers small stores mini marts gas collectively account approximately 71 percent total beverage sales in most recent addition carry limited snack pastries dairy juices drinks other ready eat they only minuscule portion