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...
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...
Waleska, GA — The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) is pleased to announce its partnership with Creative Dining Services as the league's "Official Dining Provider of the AAC." "We are very excited to partner with Creative Dining Services," said AAC Commissioner...
Creative Dining Services will operate their first public-facing restaurant with proceeds supporting Gateway Mission’s pathways helping community members escape homelessness. Holland, MI — Creative Dining Services is partnering with Holland-based Gateway Mission to...
We’re seeing an unfortunately widespread trend in the culinary industry: a dip in culinary students. Experts see a variety of reasons for this drop in enrollment. For some, seeking a formal culinary education is financially out-of-reach. For others, lack of...
What do barbecue, fried fish, and black-eyed peas have in common? All these common cooking techniques or ingredients originally came to North America from Africa. This culinary impact, as well as other ingredients and preparation methods, took center stage at Worlds...
We had a great time hosting our 2022 Chef Lab event for our Creative Dining Services chefs! At this bi-annual event, our chefs have the opportunity to hone their culinary skills, gain fresh inspiration from culinary insights, and put their skills to the test through...
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...
In December 2021, tornadoes ravaged the Southern United States and Ohio Valley. Among the worst-hit were towns in Western Kentucky where more than 1,000 homes and buildings were destroyed. In Dawson Springs, KY, 75% of homes were destroyed. Many people in this area...