‘Made in France’ products to be served to athletes in Paris Olympics

PARIS: Athletes at this year’s Olympics will be eating fresh produce mostly made in France, with a focus on local and organic products and more vegetarian options.

French supermarket giant Carrefour opens new tab, the official provider of fresh produce to athletes at the Olympic Village, hosted on Thursday a visit to a farm in Villeron, north of Paris, one of its suppliers for the Games.

Lionel Plasmans, who owns the farm, said it was an honour to be providing potatoes to the Olympics.

“I love sport and I’m going to the Olympic Games at the Stade de France on August 4, for athletics. I really like athletics, and seeing the athletes who are going to eat my potatoes running, I think that’s cool,” Plasmans said.

Using the more than 600 tonnes of fresh produce provided by Carrefour, catering firm Sodexo opens new tab will be in charge of providing an estimated 40,000 meals a day to 15,000 athletes in the Olympic Village. (Reuters)