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Foodie Facts & Figures

Here is a round-up of some weird and wonderful facts, we've stumbled across this week...

The cost of minced beef has risen by 23p in 12 months. The price of a loaf of bread has risen by 11p in the last year.

Heathrow's Terminal 5 has cost a total of £4.5billion.

An average price for a meal at a Harden's guide-restaurant in London is £37.72.

Almost 40 million people in the UK choose to buy some organic food every year.

66% of visitors to Cost Sector Catering online believe that obese people should not receive discounts on fruit and vegetables.

Glastonbury used over one million gallons of water in a period of five days (and that's not including the rain!)

Hilton Hotels aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 56% in 2007.

Germans drank 144 litres of coffee per head in 2006 but only 25 litres of tea.

Visitors to Eat Out Magazine online couldn't decide whether pubs, clubs and restaurants should shut during the floods to conserve water. Voting was split 50/50.

All milk served in tea and coffee at McDonald's outlets in the UK will come from British cows.

265 million fish and chip meals are served every year from just 10,500 shops.

97% of hotels offer guests the option of not laundering towels daily.

Burning off the calories in a cheeseburger, fries and milkshake equates to a nine mile walk.

22% of Scotland's first year primary school kids are obese.

Words Clare Riley

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