Cricket is the "greedy uncle" of the sporting world, being the only sport that actively encourages stopping to eat a couple of times per match. With the Ashes firmly under way, the five test matches will see hundreds of thousands of fans fed and watered. But with the last match set for 12 September, there is still a long way to go.
Spectators could easily spend a day of cricket eating, with lunch and tea integral to any match. Scones, sandwiches and a mildly warm pint are all part of the package.
The third match of the Npower Ashes Test Series will be at Old Trafford, in Lancashire, on 11-15 August. Old Trafford's hospitality service runs all year round, and during the Ashes it expects to serve at least 2,500 lunches a day.
At Edgbaston, near Birmingham, Letheby & Christopher expects to serve 8,800 slices of terrine, 17,000 sandwiches, 16,000 cups of tea, and 10,700 afternoon tea cakes. Over the five days of the second test match (4-8 August) it plans on feeding 9,000 corporate hospitality covers and 72,000 members of the public.
Unfortunately for the chefs, the weather can intervene and change the time for lunch and tea, which can put a spanner in the works when you're dealing with thousands of hungry spectators.