Olympics Preview of the Day

In a par-for-the-course move when it comes to Olympics sponsorship, the world's largest McDonald's is being built in London's Olympic Park for the 2012 Games. The restaurant, which will seat 1,500, headlines quite the exclusive deal -- no other brand name food will be sold in the Olympic Village.

Despite rampant criticism of the juxtaposition of fast food and world-class athletes, an Olympic Committee spokesman defended the move: "Without our partners such as McDonald's, the games simply wouldn't happen."

[consumerist]