Hard to swallow? Spectators to pay £7 for a pint of beer at the Olympics... more than DOUBLE the national average- Beer and jacket potato will cost £13 and a quarter bottle of wine £4.80
- Fish and chips priced at £8, a cup of tea £2 and cup of coffee £2.60
- Picnics and 'excessive' amounts of food to be banned from the sites
! g8 L; @4 s: G2 @* V% a+ }6 H - Organisers say a family of four can buy refreshments for under £40
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Pricey: A 330ml bottle of Heineken beer, the only lager that can be served at the Games, will cost £4.20, the equivalent of £7.23 a pint公仔箱論壇* {; T$ y; }5 K) [. S
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Olympics organisers have defended their food and drink prices after it emerged spectators will be charged more than £7 for a pint of beer - more than double the national average.
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: ^* }# G- U" t# D公仔箱論壇A 330ml bottle of Heineken beer, the only lager that can be served at the Games, will cost £4.20, the equivalent of £7.23 a pint. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 b$ g' n6 r5 _4 Q
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This compares to Wembley Stadium’s prices of £4.70 for a pint and is more than double the national average of £3.17, according to the British Beer and Pub Association.os.tvboxnow.com ~' T% }' q/ `) |
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Regular sports fans are used to paying a premium for food and drink at stadiums but critics say the Games is a national event for the general public who will be forced to stump up the cash for refreshments.; M/ Y1 }4 F0 t: V$ M( q
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And beer isn't the only drink they will have to pay a premium for. A bottle of water will cost £1.60 when in some supermarkets a bottle can be picked up for 25p.公仔箱論壇) ^( Z9 W" r6 [2 ]' Y/ P
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Spectators will also be charged £8 for British favourite cod and chips and £8.50 for lamb curry with rice, which is considerably more than many takeaways.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, {+ t3 U6 _; E! s
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Meanwhile, the nation's favourite drink, tea, will cost £2 a cup and coffee £2.60.7 `: j. _. U, b( [. ]& G
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Picnics and 'excessive' amounts of food will be banned from the sites too.
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! R1 v2 w% f pHowever, Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said the prices were 'comparable to other major sporting events'.
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He added: ‘We have gone to great lengths to find top quality, tasty food that celebrates the best of Britain.公仔箱論壇: c" o4 b; s' D' c: ^" j3 b1 y
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'We believe that our prices are more than comparable to those found at other major sporting events, which because of their temporary nature are often more expensive than the high street.'6 c) ?' f& m3 {7 G, A. N9 z
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 Too much? Spectators at the Olympic Stadium will have to dig deep to eat and drink at the games this summer with a cup of tea costing £2, coffee £2.60 and bottle of water £1.60% N r( z! d, x
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It's not the first time eyebrows have been raised over the way the Olympics has been organised. For many it has been frustrating just trying to get hold of tickets, and in January, it emerged babies who do not have tickets for the Games will be excluded - even if they had not been conceived when their parents bought seats.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 x$ y0 ^9 R5 ?7 Z4 }
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Logoc is gearing up to serve 14 million meals across 40 locations during the Games.os.tvboxnow.com# G& b M, [$ | R
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In total, 1.2 million meals will be served to athletes, comprising 1,300 different dishes.公仔箱論壇, e* _, ~ X: r5 @ c3 G
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Spectators will be able to pick from more than 800 food concessions featuring more than 150 dishes.( [4 Q3 x2 T. L3 `8 B
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A pint of beer and a jacket potato will cost £13 and a 18.7cl quarter-bottle of wine will cost £4.80.
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+ \ A. Q3 f9 o% k0 o( V( WThe wine will be called simply ‘London 2012 wine’ because the supplier is not an official sponsor of the Games.
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Locog has already announced a ban on bringing bottles of water into venues, saying they could be used to conceal ‘liquid bombs’.os.tvboxnow.com* r7 X, h6 B% K8 H. q
% {( k. j, a9 k' j& Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAirport-style security means all liquids in containers of 100ml or more will be confiscated, although empty bottles will be allowed, which can be filled from free water coolers around the venues.
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London 2012 sponsors Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Cadbury Nature Valley and Heineken will be supplying food and drink and will provide the only branded products on sale.
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B% P1 }* k7 O1 u- \公仔箱論壇Fish and Chips will cost £8 at food outlets at the Olympic games this summer
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* o% f0 [" D( B+ Gos.tvboxnow.comFast food giant McDonald’s will have four restaurants at Olympic venues.
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These will be based at the athletes’ village, the main press centre and two in the Olympic Park for spectators.
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Free drinking water will be provided at all venues.
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There are also 23,900 athletes and team officials to feed. They are set to eat 1.2 million meals, made up of 1,300 different types of dishes.os.tvboxnow.com& m$ f/ b6 F6 t( ?4 @4 v
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/ r4 |- P0 g! s! ~/ p" ?) h  A pint of beer and a jacket potato at the Olympics will cost £13 and a 18.7cl quarter-bottle of wine will cost £4.80 0 but organisers say it is not excessive and prices are comparable to other sporting events
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The athletes’ dining hall is being built to cater for 5,000 and is split into four zones featuring British, European, Mediterranean, African and Caribbean dishes plus special diets such as halal, kosher, low salt and allergens.公仔箱論壇2 w4 R# D) a; z& o
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On the busiest day of the Games, more than 65,000 meals will be served to athletes.公仔箱論壇+ j+ t# n" D* m; F
& \7 C6 P' I/ zAll fruit, vegetables and cereals are Red Tractor-accredited, British and seasonal where available.公仔箱論壇3 l5 d: V& J/ Q
2 \4 y: u6 I2 i% Yos.tvboxnow.comAll dairy, beef, lamb, pork and poultry is also Red Tractor-accredited as a minimum.
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London 2012 said all fish, except squid, is sustainable, including the complete exclusion of species and stocks identified by the Marine Conservation Society as 'fish to avoid'.: _& p- t+ f2 M( X3 ]# {
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Bananas, tea, coffee, sugar and white and rose wine are Fairtrade or ethically sourced and traditional cheeses are British.4 a* F# Y n; C0 V; j
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London 2012 is also working with the Waste and Resources Action Programme to improve packaging and recycling as it hopes to become the first zero-waste Games.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 L* B% \* r# D# E1 C
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Carrot and cucumber sticks with red pesto hummus - £2.50os.tvboxnow.com4 B2 H" o6 I( J) ]
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Six jerk Red Tractor-assured chicken wings - £3.50tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# q1 W: Z7 b6 k* U6 D
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Red Leicester British cheese with British apple chutney and farm-assured lettuce on Oxfordshire bread - £3.80
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Pole and line-caught tuna and sweet potato British salad - £5.90
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Freshly-carved Dingley Dell hog-roasted Red Tractor pork, served in Oxfordshire cross hatched bread roll with mixed leaf salad and assorted accompaniments - £6.50
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Grilled Red Tractor chicken burrito - £6.50
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Thin-crust stone-baked 10in pizza with spicy pepperoni, spicy beef, basil and oregano - £7.50$ Y/ N' t: C3 _" u1 n" K) N
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Farm-assured Scotch beef with Long Clawson Stilton pie, Irish mashed potato with Red Tractor cream and British butter and onion gravy - £8TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 ?* e% k" u. M1 u
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Cod and chips - from £8
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Singapore noodle, stir-fried egg noodle, chicken, prawns, char sui pork, chilli and shredded peppers in a hoi sin dressing - £8.50
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4 _# D) p9 z5 _8 }% c7 F- T) ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Lamb rogan josh served with pilaf or saffron rice - £8.50TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 W2 g8 Q7 _0 K! p
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Fairtrade tea from £2
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London 2012 red wine 18.7cl - £4.80公仔箱論壇+ p0 C( f% }% D2 }
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Corporal Ricky Furgusson, 24, from Telford, said just because you are injured your life should not change in any way if possible