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About Creative Dining Services
Creative Dining Services creates personalized dining programs that reflect our client’s brand, build their community, and accomplish their goals. Creative Dining serves over 70 businesses, colleges, and senior living communities across the United States.
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Susan Golder
Associate Vice President of
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Phone: (616) 748-1700
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Creative Dining Services
1 Royal Park Drive
Zeeland, MI 49464
Latest Creative Dining News
Creative Dining Chefs Get a Taste of Africa at Worlds of Flavor 2022
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...
Chef Lab 2022: Bringing Exciting Flavors to Your Table
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...
Hot Meals for Residents in Tornado-Ravaged Kentucky
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...
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Nutrition Month is well underway— and our culinary teams have been hard at work implementing our Menus of Change principle of 'Serve More Kinds of Seafood More Often'.
To celebrate Nutrition Month, our team at Davenport University Dining has added a savory Pastrami Smoked Salmon Benedict to their breakfast menu rotation.
In addition to serving more seafood, our teams are educating diners on the benefits of eating more seafood more often, sustainability, preparation methods, and much more.
#nutrtionmonth2023 #eatingmoreseafoodmoreoften #CDSBeCreative #creativedining
Last weekend, we were both honored and fortunate to not only be a sponsor at the annual Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association ProStart Culinary Competition but our very own, Coty Seaver, in collaboration with the KRESA Culinary Arts Competition team, mentored 4 super-talented high school students in preparation for the competition.
We are proud to announce that their students placed 6th out of 10 teams!
Special thanks to Kharen Warfield Shelton and Coty Seaver for all their time, energy, and effort in mentoring these talented students throughout this culinary competition.
Thank you to our very own Jane Newton and Jay Sharkey for representing us as judges at this year’s competition, and congratulations to the KRESA Students on an amazing display of their culinary skills.
#prostartcompetition2023 #madeinprostart #michiganprostart #cdsbecreative
What's trending in 2023— plant-based entrees, and this year our team at Hope College has a weekly menu rotation that features deliciously creative plant-based dishes such as their Broccoli Mac UnCheese and Adobo Chickpea Tacos.
Special thanks to Executive Chef Ben Mokma and his culinary team at Hope College Dining Services for continuously researching and developing trendy recipes to enhance their campus dining experience.
#plantbased #plantbasedentrees #CDSBeCreative #creativedining
This February, our teams across the country celebrated the big game with menus featuring classic Superbowl favorites, prepared with McCain Foods USA Cheese Curds! A few lucky diners won a gameday snack box, a ninja air fryer— and our grand prize winner at Kuyper College won a 50-inch flat screen tv!
Special thanks to all of our amazingly creative teams for making game day one to remember.
#mccainusafoodservice #CDSBeCreative #creativedining
Everyone, this is Tyler
One of 8 Michigan Works 2022 Essential Service Award Winners! In his current role, Tyler oversees the production and inventory of one of our many Micro-Markets in West Michigan and was nominated for his commitment, integrity, and passion by his team and community members from West Michigan. Join us as we celebrate his amazing accomplishment.
Want to get to know Tyler more, below are some fun facts about him:
1. His favorite part of his job is the great people he works with
2. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife and two sons
3. His favorite food is skyline chili cheese coneys!
4. The one thing he shared with us that no one knows, is that he has a BA in history from the University of Cincinnati!
Congratulations on your award and all your success!
#employeespotlight #CDSBeCreative #creativedining
📸 : John Corriveau
Our teams all across the country celebrated Black History Month! Influenced by authors, chefs, and local culinarians, our diners were treated to deliciously creative menus featuring North and West African-inspired cuisines.
#BlackHistoryMonth #CDSBeCreative #deliciousdishes
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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