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Racecourse operator and caterer Arena Leisure has won the contract to provide catering services at equestrian and other events at next year's London Olympics.Arena, whose racecourses include Doncaster and Royal Windsor, says the contract, which involves providing catering at equestrian and pentathlon events at Greenwich Park and canoeing and rowing events at Eton Dorney, will be worth about £500,000to £1m in profits.The amount Arena earns will depend on numbers of attendees and their spend per head."Arena formed its own catering business in 2007 and since then it has established a leading food and beverage offering across each of our seven Racecourse venues," said Arena chief executive Mark Elliott. "This contract adds another dimension to Arena's increasingly diversified revenue streams."