Study shows: Enormous turnovers for gastronomy in London due to Olympic Games

UK (London) - According to a study, London’s hotels, restaurants and bars can hope for an additional turnover of about 300 million pound (about 360 million euro). For food and beverages, a total turnover of 1.24 billion pound (about 1.48 billion euro) is predicted. This would be a plus of about 33 percent in comparison to last year’s turnovers (917 million pound).

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