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, effective March 31, 2025. Sandra succeeds Jim Eickhoff, who is retiring after...
Who knew one of the best ways to recognize employees can be with food, especially when you know their favorite items! Your employees feel seen, and—better yet—known. Cupcakes with their favorite sports team colors, a breakfast surprise with a pain au chocolat that...
The decision to renovate a dining facility isn’t one taken lightly, and it usually takes a lot for an organization to finally take the plunge. In general, the current facility must have pretty substantial limitations that prevent it from meeting diner needs. Maybe the...
If there’s one thing that brings people together, it’s food. From individual dishes to beautiful dining halls, we’ve spent decades learning exactly what diners want in a dining experience. Chuck Melchiori, vice president and founding...
Like many industries, catering has faced many challenges and disruptions since early 2020. From restrictions on the number of attendees to eliminating stand-up receptions and indoor dining, hosting events looks far different now than it did in 2019. But we’ve...
In 2018, Susan Golder brought her career experience in sales and marketing to the West Michigan-based hospitality company Creative Dining Services as Director of Marketing. And today, the company applauds and anticipates her promotion to Associate Vice President of...
Adult living (or senior living, assisted living, whichever you prefer to call your industry) is moving at a breakneck pace from healthcare to true hospitality. Not just a trendy pivot or a “nice to have,” luxurious and modern amenities are essential to staying...
Congratulations! You're starting a new client engagement. Your client hired you and your firm to help navigate the bid process and find the best-fit hospitality management company to manage dining services. Now, the real work begins. They want a coffee shop and...
A Generation Z college graduate recently entered the workforce at a large investment firm on the east coast. As he burned the midnight oil, he was given a choice: either make overtime pay or get two free meals per day. What might have seemed like a tough decision was...