Formating fonts when placing excel files.

I need some help. I am creating a catalouge for my business and we use a "proprietary font". We are using an excel spread sheet to link our data to the ID file, as our prices change a couple of times a year and I don't want to keep having to change the cataloge one line at a time. When I place the excel file and change the font and do the set up all is good. It is only when I change a price in the excel file and update the ID (cs5) file that ID changes my font to Times New Roman. Is there a way to have ID keep the font formating so I don't have to change the font everything every time I update the excel file?
Thanks
David

Thanks Bob.. I knew someone would know this. Though I felt silly asking the question in the first place. I do love forums.
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