In February 2024, Nathaniel Malone, Creative Dining’s Corporate Executive Chef, traveled to Mumbai to unravel the secrets of Indian street food. His goal was to honor its rich heritage and gain inspiration for a new Global Bowls concept. “As the culinary lead for...
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How Embracing Food Origins Enhances Flavor: Chef Lab 2024
This past June, Creative Dining chefs from across the nation united to work together in the kitchen and delve into the origins of food at Chef Lab 2024, a bi-annual three-day immersive training workshop experience. Chefs gather to learn about hot topics in the...
How to Make Your Employees Raving Fans
We had the opportunity to dive into the challenge of creating meaningful company culture amidst hybrid work schedules and a dynamic workforce by speaking to Jonathan (Jon) Brickner. Jon is an Employee Experience Designer at Steelcase, one of the leading companies in...
Creative Dining Services Acquires Pedestal Foods
Zeeland, MI – Creative Dining Services, a leading hospitality management firm, announced today its recent acquisition of Pedestal Foods, a food service provider of high-end, private K12 schools. The acquisition is part of Creative Dining’s strategic growth plan to...
Serving Up Hospitality Smarts at Creative Dining’s First Service Lab
Exceptional hospitality service is at the core of our business, and that requires staying on top of the latest trends. Back in June, we wrapped up our first-ever Creative Dining Service Lab, a three-day event to refresh our team’s service and hospitality skills while...
Meet the Team Driving Us Forward!
While every member of our team is vital to our success and growth, there are two people in particular that drive our business forward. We want to take a quick moment to introduce them and share a bit about them with you. Luke Apiecionek As the Director of Business...
Creative Dining Services Encourages Good Fats, not Low Fat, this March during National Nutrition Month
Holland, MI, February 28, 2022 — In an effort to encourage our customers to make healthy choices, Creative Dining Services is using the month of March to educate and promote the 6th principle from Menus of Change – “Good Fat” not Low Fat. The goal is to encourage...
Expanding Culinary Horizons at Worlds of Flavor 2021
Chefs from around the world came together to share the latest culinary trends, techniques and flavors at the 2021 Worlds of Flavor conference hosted by the Culinary Institute of America. Several Creative Dining chefs had the opportunity to travel to the conference in...
Creative Dining Services Receives the West Michigan Triple Bottom Line Leadership Award
September 30, 2021 — The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum awarded Creative Dining Services the 2021 West Michigan Triple Bottom Line Leadership Award. This award recognizes a local organization that models triple-bottom line commitment, embracing business...