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Oneida Indian Nation Food Purchases Rack Up Some Big Numbers - 2/23/10

Story Created: Feb 23, 2010 at 10:04 AM EST

Story Updated: Feb 23, 2010 at 10:08 AM EST

With more than 4 million visitors a year coming to Turning Stone Resort and Casino, several convenience stores with eateries and a 4,800-employee work force, the Oneida Nation benefits the economy of Central and Upstate New York by purchasing a wide array of food and beverage products. Those food items are used in the resort’s ; more than 15 restaurants; more than 1,300 business meetings; more than 100 wedding receptions and other events; room service at its hotels; and in the employee cafeteria.

Following are a few fun facts about those annual purchases:
339, 360 pounds of chicken tenders…..equivalent to the weight of two space shuttles
197,985 hamburger patties…..if stacked on top of each other would be
8,250 feet high or more than seven times the height of the Empire State Building
56,102 gallons of dairy products…..would fill approximately three Olympic sized swimming pools 199,070 hot dogs…..which could fill every seat in the 5,000-seat Turning Stone Event Center 20 times
71,745 pounds of sausage links…..equivalent to a fully laden semi tractor trailer
182,694 pounds of bacon….if stretched end to end would reach 577 miles or enough to go from Syracuse, N.Y. to Albany N.Y. and back two times.
301,860 pounds of French fries at 2.75 servings per pound…..enough for every person in Detroit (population: 871,000) to have an order of fries
165,110 tomatoes….if divided into seven slices, the entire population of Rhode Island (population: 1,050,788) could enjoy a slice on a BLT
47,380 pounds of hash browns…...the weight of approximately 144,396 major league baseballs.
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