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
: A2 ^! m* V: m. z6 S - Organisers say a family of four can buy refreshments for under £40
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7 @( e+ M# f/ E3 [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' M8 F% i' d: @. }# |
$ [7 k0 S& I3 F, \0 y; b. M# ^9 |! @$ XOlympics 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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7 k K3 ~6 a" f# }8 ~5 j8 e+ K; f- aA 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.
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+ f8 c$ |& n F. h% p0 c; m" d; ?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.
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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.
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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.! N7 r! M: S: m+ h
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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.www1.tvboxnow.com8 o" q# r$ W3 i
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Meanwhile, the nation's favourite drink, tea, will cost £2 a cup and coffee £2.60.公仔箱論壇5 u4 |4 X2 u) a
% C( _3 {) x5 A. XPicnics and 'excessive' amounts of food will be banned from the sites too. 5 a. B F+ O- I& t$ @" o0 E
* Y' J/ n# _1 o; n) Y0 e4 r0 b2 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said the prices were 'comparable to other major sporting events'. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# f- I6 ~) P% L/ F0 o3 W$ V4 u6 i/ V
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He said a family of four should be able to buy food and drinks for under £40. " K) ]5 g" r# I0 [; Y+ E: e! T) ]
, I2 A9 o& I, q) d9 T- Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe added: ‘We have gone to great lengths to find top quality, tasty food that celebrates the best of Britain.
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0 H1 d" R+ }& ~- Z9 H* S8 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.'www1.tvboxnow.com9 g5 `0 t1 j+ R
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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
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( y+ q) r/ M1 ^+ G$ `* v; HTVBNOW 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。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.
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5 \ I( l1 m( T1 ^7 r8 fLogoc is gearing up to serve 14 million meals across 40 locations during the Games.7 ?7 ^. m; w8 d- t! _8 h
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In total, 1.2 million meals will be served to athletes, comprising 1,300 different dishes.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 J' ^- f5 u7 _" ]
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Spectators will be able to pick from more than 800 food concessions featuring more than 150 dishes.公仔箱論壇: \* h- m6 X3 R- O% r
+ p1 e% x) z4 t% h6 Z! JA jacket potato with bacon and chicken will cost £5.80, a cheese, chutney and lettuce sandwich, £3.80 and carrot and cucumber sticks with red pesto hummus, £2.50.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。; t3 z0 v& t; N
6 Z* I' }. Y- V L! EA 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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The wine will be called simply ‘London 2012 wine’ because the supplier is not an official sponsor of the Games.
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% j% i+ E5 |: N; cLocog has already announced a ban on bringing bottles of water into venues, saying they could be used to conceal ‘liquid bombs’.4 ?: F/ G) G2 K
; A0 g& W' C# i/ _) C/ c0 z" wAirport-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. 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。: Y. {* O; q9 g( h
' X) n4 [3 O, ^: V3 {" l2 A6 X% H* D% xTVBNOW 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。Mr Deighton added: 'We are proud that the catering industry has been quick to adopt the standards of our food vision, leaving a stronger and sustainable industry as a legacy of the Games.'
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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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Fish and Chips will cost £8 at food outlets at the Olympic games this summertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb M9 L. Z' g( h$ n- t
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 Supersize me: The new McDonald's at the Olympic Park in east London is set to be the world's largest for the chain. The company will have four restaurants at the Gamestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 o, J9 ^+ e w
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Fast food giant McDonald’s will have four restaurants at Olympic venues.公仔箱論壇% n9 y% H2 o4 n
0 ]7 n0 P. i: x, X" ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese will be based at the athletes’ village, the main press centre and two in the Olympic Park for spectators.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。3 B7 l/ O% o' R
& ]$ B/ v5 v G/ t& ?公仔箱論壇All soft drinks and mineral water will be provided by Coca-Cola, including Innocent smoothies and juices, and 75 per cent of the drinks Coca-Cola expects to sell at the Games will be water, juice or sugar-free.
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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.www1.tvboxnow.com7 a" p4 u% t! x7 n6 p
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' k3 \0 t3 i- S# Q: [4 K# C. Q0 ^& v8 X公仔箱論壇  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 eventstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: `$ U4 y' G* q0 `3 P8 V
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On the busiest day of the Games, more than 65,000 meals will be served to athletes.
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All fruit, vegetables and cereals are Red Tractor-accredited, British and seasonal where available.
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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'.
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Bananas, tea, coffee, sugar and white and rose wine are Fairtrade or ethically sourced and traditional cheeses are British.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。+ Z. x" n: C* e( F
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Eggs are British Lion-mark free-range and all chocolate sold is Fairtrade or ethically sourced.
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- H( y; W6 Q( S4 l& S5 k/ p" XLondon 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.
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Carrot and cucumber sticks with red pesto hummus - £2.50tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 U0 W. y% _. n# n: ?2 G2 N0 Y# n
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Six jerk Red Tractor-assured chicken wings - £3.50
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Jacket potato with Dingley Dell bacon and Freedom Foods chicken in a herb mayonnaise, served with rocket and watercress salad - £5.809 Y1 v2 b& r4 S: V' D. r. ^) Z. k- M
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Pole and line-caught tuna and sweet potato British salad - £5.90& O2 a" ?% a8 U& y+ p1 I
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Penne pasta Red Tractor chicken and mushroom white sauce - £6.50
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Lamb rogan josh served with pilaf or saffron rice - £8.50
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Fairtrade tea from £2
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London 2012 red wine 18.7cl - £4.80www1.tvboxnow.com, |1 C2 Q& l8 K$ I
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