Award Winning Higher Education Hospitality
You should expect nothing less than extraordinary when it comes to your on-campus dining program. So, that’s where we start, and then we go to work! With a tenured culinary team with decades of experience and a mentality and ability to push the envelope, American Dining Creations has become a proven leader in higher ed dining programs across the country.
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Collaboration Meets Innovation
We feel that innovation can only succeed with input from our customers. For this reason, we lead the industry in customer collaboration tools and resources. Why do this? Simple. We thrive off of feedback, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent! Each piece is vital in allowing us to test, measure, reflect and react to influencing factors on your program. No other higher education food service company is as fast, nimble or proactive, and that translates into happy students pleased with their dining program. This is what our mission is and always will be.
Take a look at some of the programs we offer to our client partners:
Campus Hospitality Advisory Teams (CHAT)
Made up of key campus stakeholders, CHAT provides a direct line of communication and feedback to the onsite dining team. This ensures that students have a voice in helping to design the dining program and that the changes being implemented are in line with their wants and needs.
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Dining Website
Each campus has its own informational dining website that serves as a central location for students to find out everything they need to know about the dining program. The website communicates all the fun dining activities and events being held on campus, highlights all the dining offerings and allows the students to meet the dining team and provide feedback directly to them.
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Recipe Database
Students have direct access to our recipe database through our dining website, where they can rate the menu item served and provide feedback directly to the chef.
Play with Your Food!
We encourage all of our chefs to “play with their food”, literally! Contrary to the traditional top-down approach to campus menu strategy, we look to the creative juices of our executive chefs in the field to help design, distribute and drive. This creates friendly competition and accountability between our chefs and a competitive advantage for our organization and our students.
We have a full complement of proprietary concepts that provide on-trend dining with unmatched variety and healthy dining options.
We Bring the Fresh Difference
What is the Fresh Difference you ask? Simply put, when our French fries arrive at the loading dock, they’re still potatoes. Our burgers are always fresh and never frozen and our buns are made locally. And it’s all served with a house-brined pickle. This is what the Fresh Difference looks like.
This Fresh Difference is what we bring to all of our dining concepts. Why do we put so much focus on fresh, locally produced and responsibly sourced ingredients when making our food from scratch? Because it’s better and that’s what you deserve.
Residential Dining
The Membership Meal Plan
We understand meal plans can be the hub of a successful on-campus dining program. For this reason, we look at meal plans as a membership and less of a prescribed plan. We can tailor membership plans to meet every financial aid, academic, athletic and experiential goal our clients have for their students and campus community. From dining dollars to meal swipes, our creativity is only matched by our flexibility when it comes to customizing the right meal membership program for our campus partners.
Pictured: Students at the Robert Spitzer Dining Commons at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE).
Innovative Programs
Delivering Catering Excellence
American Dining Creations knows how important catering is to a campus dining program and that it is our job to make the university look good at every event. It’s always important to impress your guests, whether it’s lunch for two with a potential campus donor, or for campus-wide events and celebrations such as graduation.
We are excited to be able to use our extensive catering experience to customize a catering program that fits your campus and student needs and makes your catering program stand out above the rest.
Sustainability
Health & Wellness
Excitement & Engagement
Delivering Catering Excellence
Implementing Sustainable Dining Practices
When it comes to sustainable dining, the goal is simple: create programs that benefit the planet while prioritizing student health. At American Dining Creations, we embrace innovative practices that reduce waste, conserve resources and cut down on single-use plastics – all while delivering fresh, minimally processed foods that fuel students’ academic and personal success.
Our approach is all about action. Composting programs and waste audits? Yes, we’re all in. Plant-based menu options? They’re not just a trend; they’re a cornerstone of our strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet evolving student preferences. Add in reusable dining ware and partnerships with local producers, and you’ve got a recipe for dining solutions that don’t just serve students – they serve the planet, too.
Engaging Students in Higher Ed Dining Services
Student engagement is the secret sauce to a dining program that truly delivers. At American Dining Creations, we don’t just serve meals; we create experiences in the dining hall – or any dining location across campus. Through feedback loops and collaborative menu planning, we bring students directly into the process, making sure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
Themed meals bring excitement to campus dining, turning a simple meal into a memorable event. Our interactive feedback kiosks make sharing opinions as easy as grabbing a coffee, and customized meal plans for dietary restrictions show our commitment to inclusivity and student services. It’s about creating a dining experience that students love and want to be part of every day.
Benefits of Local Sourcing in Campus Dining
Local sourcing isn’t just a buzzword – it’s a game-changer. By working with nearby farms and producers, we deliver fresher, higher-quality meals that support the local economy and reduce transportation emissions without compromising dietary need. It’s better for the environment, better for the community and, most importantly, better for the students.
Yes, local sourcing can come with challenges like higher costs or supply chain variability, but we’re pros at turning obstacles into opportunities. Seasonal menus? Check. Strategic partnerships with vendors? Absolutely. This approach to Food Service & Dining Management keeps the dining service exciting, sustainable and aligned with the values that today’s students care about.
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Want the extraordinary for your campus dining program? Call us at 1-800-466-9261 to request information about our university food services or click below. You can also check out our blog on encouraging Students to Dine on Campus.
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