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Feeding the Games: How the University of Minnesota Catered the Special Olympics

When 3,000 athletes descended on the University of Minnesota to compete at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, Chartwells Higher Education’s dining team was ready to feed them well.

More than 110,000 meals were served over nine days in June at 15 locations across the Twin Cities campus. In addition to the competitors, the Chartwells team served coaches, volunteers, officials and the ESPN crew.

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