In 2020, Central American countries spent $460 million to import bakery, pastry and biscuit products; of the total amount purchased abroad, Guatemalan, Honduran and Panamanian companies represented 62%.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"].
In the first nine months of 2020, Central American countries allocated $327 million to import bakery, pastry and biscuit products, and purchases from companies in Peru grew 4% compared to the same period in 2019.
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In the first nine months of 2019, Central American countries spent $352 million on imports of bakery, pastry and cookie products, and purchases from companies in the U.S. grew 4% over the same period in 2018.
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In 2018, Central American countries imported $472 million worth of baked goods, pastries and cookies, and purchases from U.S. companies grew 2% from 2017.
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During the first six months of the year, Central American countries imported baked goods for $226 million, 2% less than in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system of the Market of Bakery, Confectionery and Biscuit Products in Central America, from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData:[GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
The company with a presence in Guatemala and El Salvador will enter Honduras and Mexico on the first half of 2011.
Expansion plans include opening three new outlets in the border city of Tapachula, Mexico and the same number in Honduras.
The company executive told Elperiodico.com.gt, "... the new openings will be followed by franchised units, but only after we get to know the new markets better."