It's even a bit more complex than just sourcing a particular type of food.
You also have to make sure that it all arrives at the same time as the rest
of the catering, and that it is allocated to exactly the right people.
I can imagine the disappointment of those at finding out that there are no
arrangements to provide Halal/Kosher food, but I think it would be somewhat
worse if promises were made that for whatever reason couldn't be kept,
because someone accidentally ate someone's Kosher meal, specific meals did
not meet expected standards or delivery was delayed.
All entirely possible when you're catering for >1000 people.
As people have mentioned, it's contextual. So while sourcing Halal food in
Islamabad and Kosher food in Tel Aviv would be easy and cheap, sourcing
either in Mexico City is somewhat harder to do.
I am sure that the local bid team will do their best to provide information
about where attendees can get hold of particular types of food.
Best
Stuart (User:Battleofalma)
On 12 May 2015 at 14:05, Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I happen to live in a neighborhood of Brooklyn with
both extensive Kosher
and Halal options (which is probably not a coincidence, since there is
significant overlap in rules). But Mexico City has a different cultural
mix than New York City or London.
I can understand, though, that it may be too expensive and difficult to
get Kosher or Halal meat, or indeed fully catered meals, for Wikimania in
Mexico City.
Bur I would suggest going to a supermarket and getting something like a
pre-packaged hummus with K and H marks, and some plain fruits and
vegetables, so folks like this can at least have snack options during the
conference sessions, and that can tide them over if they want to go out for
a full meal fulfilling their dietary preferences later.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 5:38 AM, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly(a)pobox.com>
wrote:
On 05/05/15 23:22, Ellie Young wrote:
We will try our best. And as Stuart says we
don’t have access to
reasonably priced kosher or halal service for those.
I find that an odd statement, where from my perspective halal is the
norm. I live in the East End of London, less than 10 km from Wikimania
in Barbican in 2014. Tesco (at Bromley by Bow) has opened a meat counter
in recent years that is 100% halal. All the "chicken shops" in area
halal, and I believe that local butchers are exclusively halal. My
knowledge ends there, since I am a vegetarian.
It will be different in other part of London, and other parts of the
World...
When in Rome?
Gordo
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