The Paris Olympics menu: more French, more local, less meat

Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French retailer Carrefour, and Tony Estanguet, President of the Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, pose with herbs and vegetables during a visit at the Vaulerand potato farm as French supermarket giant and Paris 2024 sponsor Carrefour presents its strategy to provide fresh products for athletes during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Villeron, near Paris, France, April 18, 2024.

Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French retailer Carrefour, smells mint leaves during a visit at the Vaulerand potato farm as French supermarket giant and Paris 2024 sponsor Carrefour presents its strategy to provide fresh products for athletes during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Villeron, near Paris, France, April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French retailer Carrefour, and Tony Estanguet, President of the Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, attend a visit at the Vaulerand potato farm as French supermarket giant and Paris 2024 sponsor Carrefour presents its strategy to provide fresh products for athletes during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Villeron, near Paris, France, April 18, 2024.

Under the Paris 2024"Food Vision", a quarter of the food supplied to athletes must be produced less than 250 kilometres from the place of competition, to reduce carbon emissions from transporting fresh produce. French produce is also prioritised, with a goal of 80 per cent of the food provided being made in France.

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