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Creative Dining Services creates personalized dining programs that reflect our client’s brand, build their community, and accomplish their goals. Creative Dining serves over 80 businesses, colleges, and senior living communities across the United States.
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Zeeland, MI 49464
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From Mumbai Streets to Breakfast Beats: Chef Nathaniel Malone Wins Flavor Champion Award
Executive Chef Nathaniel Malone, PCIII, presented at the 27th annual Worlds of Flavor Conference where he was honored as a Kitchen Collaborative Flavor Champion by Flavor & The Menu for his...
Fueling Athletic Performance: Introducing Fit Fuel™ Meals by Creative Dining Services®
We are thrilled to introduce Creative Dining’s Fit Fuel™ Meals, specifically designed to help you reach peak performance. What Are Fit Fuel Meals? Fit Fuel is a new line of convenient,...
Dr. Sandra Lee joins Creative Dining Services as the new Chief Executive Officer
Zeeland, MI (March 31, 2025) — Creative Dining Services®, a hospitality management company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sandra Lee, MBA as its new Chief Executive Officer,...
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National Pancake Week was a hit at our dining halls! We had raspberry cream cheese cakes, piña colada cakes and cakes with berries, whipped cream, and sprinkles! From K12 to college, everybody loved the pancakes!
What do you like on yours?
#pancakeweek #CreativeDining #breakfastfordinner
2025-2026 Most Popular Dishes
What do diners really want when they walk into a dining hall or café? To answer that, we went straight to the experts—the Executive Chefs who serve thousands of guests every day across our campus and corporate dining locations. From Michigan to Florida and Colorado to the Carolinas, we surveyed chefs to uncover the most-requested dishes, emerging trends, and the reliable favorites that never leave the menu.
See the report here:
tinyurl.com/2rzve8r5
#CreativeDining #goodeats #campusdining #CorporateDining
It's Valentine's Day Eve, and we'd like to share some inspiration! Our talented chefs have created a feast of treats that are as yummy for the eyes as they are for the taste buds. Cake pops, macarons, petit fours, duchesses, sable beurre–and of course, chocolate covered strawberries– are just some of the fancy, delicious desserts for the day. Perfect for sharing with a friend, a special person, or indulging yourself!
#valentine #specialtreats #cdsbecreative
Our Corporate Executive Chef Nathaniel Malone spent time last week in Dubai for the massive Gulfood 2026 show, and came back inspired.
As part of his 2025 Kitchen Collaborative win, Chef Nathaniel explored flavors that reminded him “why we chase food across oceans… for connection, for story, for the thrill of how a single bite can rewrite what you thought you knew.”
Some standouts from his culinary discoveries:
✨ Saffron Cardamom Chai with an espresso shot
✨ Warm kunafa
✨ Lamb paratha
✨ Saffron camel‑milk gelato
✨ Hummus so good it reset his benchmark for hummus forever
Kitchen Collaborative, created by Summit F&B with Flavor & The Menu, exists to spark creativity and push chefs beyond their boundaries. This trip did exactly that.
#Gulfood2026 #Flavor&TheMenu #SummitF&B #CreativeDining #travelbyfood
☕❄️ Happy National Hot Chocolate Day! ❄️☕
This Saturday, January 31, couldn’t come at a better time. With arctic blasts and polar vortexes swirling around our Michigan headquarters (and plenty of other places too!), we’re leaning into the coziest comfort of all: hot cocoa.
But we’re not stopping at the basics…
We’re taking our cocoa full s’mores mode with fluffy marshmallows, rich chocolate drizzle, and graham crackers perfect for dunking. 🔥🍫
Whether you like yours classic, loaded, or somewhere in between, we hope your cup is warm and your weekend even warmer. Stay cozy out there! 🤎
#NationalHotChocolateDay #cdsbecreative #creativedining
How’s your gut health?
According to the Datassential's 2026 Food Trends Report and EatingWell’s Top 10 Food Trends for 2026, fiber is poised to be the #1 food trend of the year—and for good reason.
Fiber plays a powerful role in overall wellness, especially gut health, and brands are stepping up with creative, great‑tasting ways to help us get more of it. Expect to see a wave of innovation this year, like prebiotic sodas, high‑fiber snacks, and fiber‑enriched cereals.
Here’s to a high‑fiber, feel‑better‑from‑the‑inside‑out 2026!
#CreativeDining #morefiberbetterhealth #FoodTrends2026 #dataessentials #eatingwelleats
Awards & Accolades
West Michigan
Sustainable Business Forum
Triple Bottom Line Leadership Award – 2021
Sage Intacct
Customer Service Award – 2018
National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation
Winning Workforce Award – 2004
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