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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 80 businesses, colleges, and senior living communities across the United States.
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Susan Golder
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1 Royal Park Drive
Zeeland, MI 49464
Latest Creative Dining News
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...
New Restaurant and Café ‘Gateway Spoon’ Supporting and Employing Those in Need
The business, run by Gateway Mission, is part of their outreach for the homeless and less fortunate. HOLLAND, Mich — Gateway Spoon hosted a ribbon cutting on Thursday, marking their first...
AAC Announces Partnership with Creative Dining Services
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...
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Bringing excitement to our customer’s dining experience oftentimes means, adding something new— and our team at the Gateway Spoon Cafe & Grill in Holland, Michigan did just that! This Spring, they revamped their café menu to include 4 new revitalizer drinks!
Their four new revitalizing drinks, including Hibiscus Lemon, Strawberry Lavender & Aloe, Triple Berry Coconut, and Dragon Fruit Energy have provided their diners with a unique and refreshing way to start the day.
Special thanks to our dining team at the Gateway Spoon Cafe & Grill for their continued creativity and inspiring approach to dining.
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Chef Lab, our exciting three-day immersive workshop experience, is almost here, and we are thrilled to have Executive Catering Chef Ryan on board this year. His exceptional experience, creativity, and passion for mentoring our next generation of culinarians will be an invaluable addition to this year’s event.
We will be diving deep into various aspects of cooking, including butchery, farming, advanced plating techniques, and much more at Chef Lab 2024 and we are overjoyed to have Chef Ryan there every step of the way.
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We are delighted to help celebrate the collaboration with Bit-Farm, Calvin University, and Calvin Dining Services on their first-ever indoor hydroponic micro-farm at Knollcrest Dining Hall. This is a significant achievement for us and our partners in cultivating sustainable dining solutions. It's inspiring to see how our shared passion for sustainable farming has driven us towards this achievement.
What's even more exciting is that the campus dining community at Calvin University can now enjoy a culinary treat like no other. They can customize their grain or green bowls made with fresh herbs grown just feet from their dining tables!
We would like to extend a special thanks to the culinarCalvin Dining Servicesg Services who embraced this flavorful journey. We look forward to the creative deliciousness that li#microfarm##sustainabilitya#cdsbecreativeb#creativediningtivedining
"As we near the end of Women's History Month, Creative Dining Services celebrates our female employees and the skills they bring to the workplace. We are proud that 60% of our employees are female, including 53% of our front-line managers and 50% of our senior executive leadership team. We rely on and appreciate their continuous efforts to serve and inspire a sense of belonging."
-Dr. Sarah Reed, our DEIB Specialist.
To the women of our companies past, present, and future you are forever valued and appreciated.
#womenshistorymonth #womenempowerment #cdsbecreative #creativedining
Meet Executive Chef John!
As a Chef, John has used his unique and innovative culinary talents to transform delicious ingredients into culinary art since joining us in March of 2021. As a proven leader, his strong desire to mentor, guide, and teach others has made him the perfect person to lead our culinary team in West Michigan.
John's unwavering commitment to quality, passion for his craft, work ethic, and dedication to ingredients are only rivaled by his innate sense of flavor he incorporates in each and every dish.
Want to know Chef John a little better? Here are a couple of fun facts about him he would like for you to know:
1. His favorite part of the job is the culture that’s been created throughout the company. He loves that he can come to work and do what he loves while feeling trusted and supported.
2. In his free time, he and his wife spend most of their time on the sidelines watching his children play sports.
3. His favorite food, if he had to pick one, would be soup.
4. The one thing that he can share with us that no one knows, is that his first degree was a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Genetics from The Ohio State University.
I think we can speak for everyone when we say that we are glad to hear that you made this career change. Thank you John for all you do!
#employeespotlight #creativedining #cdsbecreative
Salt is one of the most popular seasonings in the world. For most people, it’s hard to imagine what cooking or dining would be like without it. Beyond making food taste even more delicious, sodium is necessary for our bodies to function properly, but we only need about 500 mg of sodium each day.
From ways to reduce sodium intake to getting comfortable reading food labels to incorporating flavor with less salt, our team of experts offers insights into how it’s always possible to make a change.
Click the link below to learn more about how we aspire to inspire our campus dining communities to cut the salt and savor the flavor.
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Cut the Salt & Savor the Flavor - Creative Dining Services
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Salt is one of the most popular seasonings, but too much sodium can impact our health. Let's discuss tasty ways to reduce sodium intake!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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