SONIC Offers Free Slushes to Celebrate the Grand Opening of New University of Minnesota Location

Name: SONIC Offers Free Slushes to Celebrate the Grand Opening of New University of Minnesota Location
Start: 2025-11-12T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-12T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Coffman Memorial Union, Washington Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Schedule

Wed Nov 12 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

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Location

Coffman Memorial Union, Washington Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, USA | Minneapolis, MN

SONIC today announced it will host the grand opening of its newest Minneapolis location on Wednesday Nov. 12 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The new SONIC is located at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus in the Coffman Memorial Union at 300 Washington Avenue SE. To celebrate all guests who visit the new location on opening day will receive a free medium Single Flavor Slush with any purchase.*

Starting at 1 p.m. guests can enjoy live music tasty samples photo opportunities with Goldy the Gopher and try their luck at the prize wheel. At 2 p.m. the University of Minnesota and its foodservice partner M Food Co. part of Chartwells Higher Education will commemorate the grand opening celebration with an official ribbon cutting ceremony.

Following the November 12 grand opening the restaurant will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. The new location employs 20 team members and features counter service mobile and kiosk ordering options indoor dining and robot delivery through Starship. The full menu offered at the new location can be found HERE.

“The University is thrilled to welcome Sonic to our Twin Cities campus” said Alice Roberts-Davis Vice President of University Services at University of Minnesota. “We are excited about the broad menu offerings for both meals and snacks throughout the day and the affordable price points of many menu items—things we know make SONIC popular among students in other places. We appreciate our partnership with SONIC as we’ve worked together to adapt their usual drive-up model to work in our student union reimagine their packaging to be sustainable and be a constructive partner with the university’s larger food service program.”

With hundreds of thousands of craveable flavors and drink combinations including limeades burgers corn dogs and more SONIC’s expansive award-winning menu offers made-to-order and customizable breakfast lunch dinner and snack options to delight the whole family.   

SONIC is also committed to supporting public schools by donating a portion of proceeds from every drink slush and shake purchase to the SONIC® Foundation which supports local public education.** Since 2009 the SONIC Limeades for Learning initiative has raised more than $30 million for funding local classrooms becoming one of the most extensive programs in the U.S. to support public education.  

*Beginning at 1 p.m. on 11/12/2025 guests at this location only will receive a free medium Single Flavor Slush with any purchase redeemable through Boost Mobile Ordering app. Additional terms may apply. ©2025 SONIC IP Holder LLC. 

**SONIC donates a portion of every drink slush and shake purchase to the SONIC Foundation which is used to support local schools across the communities SONIC serves through partners like Donors Choose. The SONIC Foundation is a division of the Inspire Brands Foundation. For more information about the SONIC Foundation visit foundation.sonicdrivein.com.  

About SONIC   

SONIC a leader in food and beverage innovation was founded in 1953 and now has more than 3400 restaurants in 47 states. SONIC is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants. For more information visit SONICDriveIn.com and InspireBrands.com. 

About Chartwells Higher Education

Chartwells is the recognized leader in contract food service management hospitality and guest service in over 300 campuses in the United States. Chartwells is re-inventing the on-campus dining experience by investing in high-tech food-infused social spaces that bring students and people together to promote meaningful relationships and interactions. The company's excellence in culinary nutrition technology and sustainability bring truly unique dining experiences to every campus Chartwells partners with. Learn more about how Chartwells is creating joy in campus dining and preparing students for success at ChartwellsHigherEd.com and DineonCampus.com.  