Alimentos y Bebidas Atlántida in Guatemala, Mayca in Costa Rica and Nestlé Panama, are part of the companies reporting the highest numbers of purchases of food preparations in Central America.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence unit provides details on the companies according to sector, main activity, volume and value of their imports, exports and other relevant data.
In Guatemala, Shell gas stations and Pizza Hut benefit from an informal alliance.
Pizza Hut has installed three small stores in Shell gas stations. The pizza chain benefits from the large number of visitors to the gas stations, where clients order pizza to be deliverer to their homes or to take it with them. On the other side, Shell benefits from an increased number of visitors, plus improving the perception of security of its establishments.
With $1.4 million invested, Pizza Hut opened store number 30 yesterday.
The franchise has been operated for the last for years by Alturisa S.A., a Salvadoran firm representing the Pizza Hut chain of restaurants in Guatemala.
Company executives indicated that this year they will be inaugurating new branches in Santa Elena Peten, Antigua Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Escuintla, Huhuetenango, another one in Quetzaltenango and in the future Eskala Roosevelt Commercial Center.