There are 1,200 players and staff at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotel for the MLS is Back Tournament, and the hotel is cooking for all of them. Between 4,000-4,800 meals are being prepared every day, and that level of output will continue until the eight eliminated clubs start returning home after the group stage concludes on Thursday.
As of Monday, the MLS is Back bubble had gone through more than 14,000 pounds of chicken, nearly 7,000 pounds of seafood and nearly 2,500 pounds of bacon.
"They're burning thousands and thousands of calories, I'm sure, running miles on end in a game or practice," Swan and Dolphin director of food and beverage Luciano Sperduto told ESPN.