No matter the industry, you can probably relate to the strain on recruitment and retention. The Creative Dining team doesn’t pretend to have the magic potion for finding top talent and keeping them, but we can point to data that shows we're beating the industry...
“Learn to listen and listen to learn,” says Todd Tekiele, the founder of City of Hospitality Group, a company committed to providing a framework for next-level partnerships between colleges, corporations, adult living facilities, and their dining partners. Recently...
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...
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...
The Creative Dining nutrition team has educated & equipped leaders across all of our dining locations ways to help combat these statistics with our March initiative “Sugar Shake-Up,” which includes right-sizing dessert portions, mixing in healthier ingredients when baking (such as nuts and dried fruits), and encouraging more water consumption (and less sugary beverages) by offering fruit-infused waters and various brands of flavored waters.
Embracing a New Reality In years past, college food was compared to other college food, food from corporate kitchens was stacked up against food served at corporate kitchens. Hospitality management today at our dining programs means catering to students, seniors...
Fresh, delicious food delivered with warm hospitality by people who are passionate about what they do – from creating the dishes to serving the guests. Our people are truly hospitality nerds. From getting excited about cupcake tasting to obsessing about flavor...