The Bahamas: Food Service - Hotel Restaurant Institutional

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The strengthening Bahama’s tourism sector bodes good news for U.S. food exports to CBATO’s top market in the Caribbean. With nearly 80 percent of tourists to the Bahamas originate from the U.S. and with location within the U.S. telecommunications umbrella, Bahamian food service outlets and consumers readily identify with U.S. branded products. In 2015, the Bahamas imported a record US$222 million in consumer ready food products from U.S. sources.

The Bahamas: Food Service - Hotel Restaurant Institutional

 

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