Guatemalan restaurants aim for rapid growth this year

Guatemala’s hotel and restaurant sector is likely to show growth of 4 percent this year, 1.5 percentage points more than in 2009.

Market analysis says that 79.4 percent of restaurants are formal. Despite the fame of several companies, fast-food accounts for only 4.2 percent. Some 52 percent offer Guatemalan fare, while Chinese food accounts for 30 percent.

Original source (in Spanish): Prensa Libre