80 chefs from 25 nations, 120 items on menu: Inside the Asian Games kitchen

80 chefs from 25 nations, 120 items on menu: Inside the Asian Games kitchen For Peter Wright, the founder of Global Hospitality Group, feeding an Asian Games is less regarding putting food on a plate than running a small international food system.

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• 7 min read Nagoya (japan) Updated: Sep 19, 2026 04: 10 AM IST.
• At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Wright and his team have 80 chefs from 25 countries working in the kitchen, with around 200 staff involved in the operation.
• For Peter Wright, the founder of Global Hospitality Group, feeding an Asian Games is less regarding putting food on a plate than running a small international food system.
• Up to 35, 000 pieces of bread and 30 kg of almonds.
• Peter Wright, who is responsible for the athletes' catering at the Asian Games, next to a soy sauce vat.

Peter Wright, who is responsible for the athletes' catering at the Asian Games, next to a soy sauce vat. (Express Photo).

Sixty thousand bananas. A tonne of rice. Two tonnes of chicken. Up to 35, 000 pieces of bread and 30 kg of almonds. For context, a total of 450 menu items. Every single day.

For Peter Wright, the founder of Global Hospitality Group, feeding an Asian Games is less regarding putting food on a plate than running a small international food system. It begins before dawn, caters to athletes from throughout continents and keeps serving until 1am. "It's slow madness at the start, " Wright notes. "By the end, it's damn crazy."

At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Wright and his team have 80 chefs from 25 countries working in the kitchen, with around 200 staff involved in the operation. The menu changes four times a day: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper, with the first food going out at 5am.

Taken together, the developments around 80 chefs from 25 nations, 120 items on menu: Inside the Asian point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.