Overwhelming demand for halal food at Rio Olympics prompting organizers to increase supply
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As much as 70 tons of halal poultry and meat, and 8,000 meals a day, were planned to be supplied to the 2016 Rio Olympics, but organizers are already looking at increasing these amounts due to an unexpected overwhelming demand, the event's halal food coordinator, the Islamic Center of Brazil, told Salaam Gateway.
Daily demand has so far exceeded 10,000 halal meals a day from both Muslim and non-Muslim athletes and officials.
“The organizing committee of the Rio Olympics is currently looking at increasing the supply of halal food to the event as the halal buffet witnessed remarkable demand from athletes and participants, even non-Muslims,” Nasser Al Khazraji, secretary of the Sao Paulo-based Islamic Center of Brazil, told Salaam Gateway.
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