COUNTRIES & DESTINATION INTELLIGENCE

Know the country before the team arrives.

The nutrition standard stays yours. We map what changes locally across kitchens, ingredients, suppliers, food controls, language, service culture and logistics, then turn it into an executable plan.

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LOCAL CONTEXT, ONE TEAM STANDARD

We localise the execution — not the performance standard.

The examples below show how we think about destination readiness. The point is not to stereotype a country. It is to identify what is genuinely different, verify it locally and build the right operating plan.

CHINA

Elite sporting ambition needs elite food control.

China’s 2026 national sports plan continues the 2035 goal of becoming a leading sports nation. For visiting teams, the food environment can still require specific controls around sourcing, kitchen hygiene and anti-doping exposure. In 2025, Norway’s elite-sport body advised athletes competing in China to avoid meat because of clenbuterol contamination risk.

We pre-qualify kitchens and suppliers, define approved proteins and substitutions, document service windows and build a food-control plan that protects the performance standard before the squad arrives.

SPAIN

High-performance infrastructure is getting deeper.

Spain increased the 2025 Team España Élite and Estratégico programmes to €19 million, part of a wider push around elite athlete preparation and federation capability.

For clubs and federations moving through Spain: connect existing performance standards to hotels, training bases and suppliers without adding another system for staff to manage.

BRAZIL

A major sports market preparing for a global tournament.

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup across eight cities. Multi-city events amplify the operational challenge: the same squad standard has to survive different hotels, kitchens, suppliers and travel windows.

Build city-by-city readiness once: approved ingredients, kitchen checks, service windows, recovery plans and backups that move with the team.

UNITED STATES

Individualised performance, delivered at scale.

The USOPC describes performance nutrition as evidence-based, food-first and individualised, integrated with sports medicine, strength and conditioning, physiology and culinary services.

We preserve that integrated approach on the road by turning athlete-level requirements into hotel, supplier and service instructions that can actually be executed.

UK & IRELAND

Familiar market. Still an away environment.

Being close to home does not remove the execution gap. Tight fixture schedules, late finishes, different hotel capabilities and last-minute itinerary changes can still break an otherwise strong plan.

Use the same readiness discipline as an international trip: verify the kitchen, map meal windows, agree substitutions and keep one accountable operating view.

Operational context
PAKISTAN

Touring demands preparation, not assumptions.

For cricket and other touring squads, long-haul arrival, training and match schedules, climate, familiar-food availability and changing hotel environments can create a very different operating rhythm.

We pre-brief kitchens, map approved ingredients and substitutions, plan hydration and recovery windows, and create backup menus and suppliers so the team is not solving problems after arrival.

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GERMANY

Precision behind the performance plan.

Germany combines sophisticated club environments, international squads and frequent domestic and European travel. The opportunity is less about inventing a new nutrition philosophy and more about protecting the one already in place.

Translate the club standard into precise kitchen briefs, supplier checks, timings and live accountability around each trip.

Operational context
PORTUGAL

International standards, compact travel, high expectations.

Portugal formally recognises high-performance sport against international standards. For visiting teams, short distances can hide meaningful differences between hotels, kitchens and service capability.

Treat every base as an operating environment: check capacity, ingredients, equipment, service windows and recovery delivery before it matters.

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HOW WE LOCALISE

Research first. Verify locally. Then build the food operation.

A nutrition plan does not arrive in a vacuum. Every destination brings different kitchens, ingredients, suppliers, service culture, language, standards and logistics. We prepare the environment before the players have to feel the difference.

Understand the sport and player requirements
Map the live itinerary and competition windows
Audit hotel, kitchen, equipment and suppliers
Translate the brief into local language and local ingredients
Agree approved substitutions and contingency paths
Stay accountable while the plan changes

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