Tony Estanguet, patron of the Olympic (July 26 to August 11, 2024) and Paralympic (August 28 to September 8, 2024) Games in Paris has promised an “unforgettable experience” to the 15,000 athletes who will be present.
And according to the three-time Olympic canoe champion, “the experience of the Games is also what is on their plate.
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“The challenge of organizing the Games is great. In terms of catering, it is not less, since we will deliver 15 million meals and snacks and all this food must meet the requirements of the customers of the Olympics, and we must deliver them in a responsible manner ”, estimates Marlène Masure, Director of Business Development and Partnerships in Paris 2024.
In the Olympic village - located around the Cité du cinema in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), which will be transformed for the occasion into a huge restaurant, 1.2 million meals will be delivered during the Olympic Games and Paralympics. It is Sodexo Live !, now an official supporter of Paris 2024, which will be responsible for taking up this incredible challenge of serving high-level athletes from all over the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, during the 5 weeks of competition. .
“We want to do it the French way,” continues Marlène Masure.
With the richness of our gastronomy, the good taste and the sense of the responsible.
Every day, 40,000 services will be offered in this way.
“Our requirement is to provide catering that is adapted to the requirements of high-level sport and that will contribute to the performance of the athletes,” underlines Franck Chanevas, General Manager France of Sodexo Live!
Combine nutrition and pleasure
The menus will thus be developed by nutritionists, specialized in dietetics.
Three chefs - Akrame Benallal, Amandine Chaignot and Alexandre Mazzia -, all restaurant owners in Paris or Marseille, will also bring their expertise, "in order to embody French know-how and to offer inventive cuisine", continues Franck. Chavenas.
"Each athlete has their own specific needs, our challenge is for them to be well in their head and on their plate, by offering them a fairly varied and balanced offer, which allows them to recover well and not to get injured," details Carole Galissant, director of the nutrition division at Sodexo. We want to combine nutrition and pleasure, especially since the athlete is a gourmet like any other. We will therefore play on all cultural diversity, by offering real recipes from all over the world. "
If Sodexo intends to meet the needs of athletes, the company ensures that it will meet the CSR requirements of Paris 2024, aiming in particular to favor short circuits and zero waste.
In addition, the new partner of the Games is committed to ensuring that 15% of the hours worked go to people with disabilities, remote from employment or from priority areas.
