Six days after their official opening and just hours before the opening of the Games, the Olympic Village is forced to ration foodThe main foods affected include eggs and meatwhich some athletes have not consumed due to insufficient quantity.
Some of the athletes participating in the Games They complained about the amount of food offered in the city's restaurants and the speed at which some food products are replenished on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings, with nearly 40,000 daily services, as reported by the French newspaper 'The Team'.
For example, on Wednesday, the canteen rationed eggs for breakfast. Faced with this situation, the company responsible for catering, 'Sodexo Live!', announced measures: “We take the athletes' comments very seriously (…) We are actively working on adapting our offering to the increase in the power of the restaurants in the sports village, as well as to the real consumption observed during the first days.
The company has spoken out specifically about eggs and meat claims to have “larger volumes” to “meet the needs of athletes” because they are “particularly popular” foods.
The Carrefour group, responsible for supplying 600 tons of fresh produce (but not eggs) to feed the athletes during the Games, has also spoken out in this regard. «Given the initial assessments of the meals consumed, A request has been made to revise and increase the quantities initially planned,” the French sports newspaper reported.