Some athletes have reportedly complained about food shortages at the Paris Olympic Village.
Competitors said the amount of food available was insufficient, particularly the rationed eggs and grilled meat for breakfast on Wednesday, according to French newspapers. team.
Sodexo Live!, the official catering partner of the Olympic Village, confirmed “very high demand” for certain products and said “volumes will be increased” to “meet athlete demand”.
The Olympic Village is expected to serve approximately 13 million meals during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A spokesperson for Carrefour Group, which is responsible for supplying fresh products to the Olympic Village, confirmed, “We have requested an increase in the originally planned quantities to ensure that the group can meet demand.”
Feeding 15,000 international athletes from 208 regions and countries as well as support teams, officials and volunteers is a daunting task.
During the two 15-day periods of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, more than 13 million meals will be provided, equivalent to the amount of food provided by 10 Football World Cups.
Athletes have access to six main areas dedicated to French, Asian, African-Caribbean and world cuisine, with 500 different recipes to suit every taste.
Food for the Paris Olympics is also subject to strict quality regulations. The program, which took four years to develop, aims to reduce the carbon footprint of meals produced during the Olympics by half compared to London 2012.
Therefore, a quarter of the raw materials will come from within a 250 km radius of Paris, 20% of which will be certified organic.
All meat, milk and eggs will come from France, and a third of the food will be plant-based.
200 water, juice and soda machines have been installed in the Olympic Village, and only reusable cups and crockery will be provided.
