American Dining Creations

10/16/2026

🍂🎃 Fall is in the air, and so is fresh local flavor! 🎃🍂

Join us at the FALL FARMERS MARKET PURINA for a harvest celebration filled with farm-fresh favorites, seasonal goodies, and all the cozy autumn vibes! 🌻🍎
🛒 Shop local and stock up on:
🍏 Apples & Sweet Potatoes - $1
🥬 Fresh Greens, Gourds, Cabbage & Brussels - $2
🥦 Broccoli - $3
🎃 Assorted Squash - $4
🥚 Farm Fresh Eggs - $5
🍯 Honey - $8
🍎 Local Jams, Apple C***r & Pumpkins - $6

Bring your coworkers, grab your reusable bags, and enjoy a colorful selection of fresh produce and handcrafted local products perfect for fall meals, decorating, and seasonal treats. 🍁✨

📸 Don’t forget to snap a photo with your favorite finds and share your harvest haul!
🍂🌽🎃

10/16/2026

Is your favorite “food season” fall? 🍎 🍂 It’s hard to beat flavors that can wrap you up like a warm hug and awaken your senses like crackling leaves underfoot and bonfires in the air. American Dining Creations chefs and their teams have been falling into the bold flavors, comforting vibes and the harvest-fresh abundance of the season.

Here are a few fan-favorite fall bites across all dayparts from ADC’s talented culinarians, including the world's cutest apple cookies by "Star Baker" Shannon Stanek, Sous Chef Alice Rizo’s stone fruit and oat Better For You breakfast bowl, pizzas swirled with pesto and dolloped with ricotta by Chef David Havlin, Chef Manager Dora Conklin’s pumpkin pancakes, Chef Manager Katrina Laplant’s pumpkin coconut-curry soup and more.

Falling into flavor is a high point of the season for our teams, and we’re just getting started. Plus, click through to the last pic, it’s a sneak preview of comfort classics for next month, courtesy of Corporate Executive Chef Kyle Maurer! Is that tater-tot hotdish we spy?? Stay tuned for more culinary milestones from American Dining Creations.

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Autumnal catered events become 🍂 legendary 🌻 when the setting, the food, and the people all line up just right. That was the case recently for the American Dining Creations team at Nichols College, where early fall colors, sunshine, and the beautiful McClellan Mansion in Woodstock, Connecticut, formed the backdrop for a class reunion to remember.

Chef Michael Arrastia and Tracey Mallon McCormick took their culinary talents off campus to create a magical evening for 14 alumni from the Class of ’95, there to celebrate their 35th reunion. With the autumn colors beginning to blaze and the mansion’s charming attached barn as the canvas, the team created a gorgeous grazing table before moving into a chef-prepared hors d’oeuvre reception and family-style dinner.

Some of the standout first bites included filet mignon crostini with whipped Boursin and chimichurri, seared sesame ahi tuna tostadas with guac and a soy-cilantro drizzle, and pork summer rolls stuffed with noodles, veggies and served with a sweet chili sauce.

The antipasto platter was pure abundance, and the family-style dinner featured penne with vodka sauce, marinated flank steak and Chicken Francaise, along with sides and tiramisu for dessert.

The food wowed the Class of ’95, making a special occasion all the more special.

And this was no ordinary weekend for the culinary team. With a busy catering schedule already ahead—plus regular dining service and football concessions—they had plenty on their plate.

But they took on this event because sometimes the opportunity to make people feel special is worth saying yes to.

The Class of ’95 continued the celebration the next day with a VIP tailgate tent at the Nichols College homecoming game. By the end of the weekend, the guests were thrilled—and the team had made some new friends along the way.

Beautiful food. A beautiful setting. And a team that knows hospitality is about so much more than serving a meal. ❤️

10/13/2026

The more you know 🌶️

10/12/2026

📣 We’re excited to share that American Food & Vending Owner
Joshua Wells will be speaking at National Automatic Merchandising Association's NAMA in Austin this November 19!

CTW equips professionals with the tools, strategies, and inspiration to elevate workplace amenities, and Josh is looking forward to being part of the conversation.

During his session, Leading with Purpose: Developing High Performing Teams, Josh will delve into retaining and developing top talent. Since he has always focused on building strong partnerships and high-performing teams, with the mindset that people are your greatest asset, he’ll share how to assess your team’s talents and be sure to build on that, leading to retention and truly winning outcomes.

Learn more about the session here: https://ctw2026.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=7

Join OCS leaders, industry innovators and peers as we explore the future of convenience services at work.

Hope to see you there!

10/12/2026

National Taco Day? We took that as an invitation to get creative. 🌮
Across American Dining Creations, our culinary teams turned the day into a “choose your own taco adventure,” conjuring up imaginative, craveable takes on a familiar favorite.

From chicken taco salad with chipotle Greek yogurt dressing to steak tostadas, Nashville hot chicken tacos and build-your-own tacos, the variety showcased the “outside the shell” thinking and culinary talent of ADC culinarians.

The creativity brought people to the serving lines, sparked conversations, and got the word-of-mouth buzz going.
Because when the food is this good, people tend to tell their friends. 🌮

10/09/2026

A taste of home is a shortcut to comfort — especially when you’re away at college! ❤️

For Baker University student food service employee Rodree Robinson, celebrating his birthday meant bringing a favorite family recipe to campus with American Dining Creations’ World At Your Table program, a monthly celebration of flavors from around the globe.

Rodree teamed up with the ADC culinary team to recreate one of his family favorites: Oven Jerk Chicken with Jamaican Rice and Peas.🍗 And the best part: He got to share a dish that means so much to him with the entire campus community.

That’s what we love about food. It can bring people together, spark memories and give everyone a chance to experience a little bit of someone else’s world.

Happy birthday, Rodree! Thanks for sharing a taste of home with all of us! 🎉

10/07/2026

Fresh food, fresh ideas and a little wellness inspiration! 🌱🍎

At Quest Diagnostics in New Jersey, American Dining Creations' Amerifit program is bringing wellness to life in some delicious ways.

Farmers Markets are one way employees can enjoy fresh, local produce while supporting area farmers — and discovering just how tasty healthy choices can be!

As summer turned to fall, employees at the Wellness Fair were digging into Stone Fruit Overnight Oats with Sunflower Granola while picking up tips and ideas for better-for-you choices.

And the wellness focus doesn’t stop there! Amerifit Wellness Corners in the cafes give employees plenty of ways to keep the conversation going, with recipe cards, functional food spotlights, QR codes for more information and even a “Take a Book, Leave a Book” recipe challenge. 📚🥗

Coming soon to the Wellness Corner: Ask the Dietitian, a new resource designed to give employees another way to get helpful nutrition information right where they work.

We love seeing wellness go beyond a single event and become part of the everyday workplace experience. Here’s to fresh ideas, fresh food and fresh ways to feel your best!

Stay tuned for more on Ask the Dietitian! 🍓

10/06/2026

There’s nothing like celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through food! 🌎❤️

From Puerto Rican coquito to Peruvian fried rice, ADC chefs and their teams brought an incredible variety of Hispanic flavors and traditions to the table.

At Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden, NY, guests got to sample dishes from across Latin America, including mangu, a traditional Dominican dish made with green plantains; slow-cooked birria beef tacos tucked into chili oil-sizzled corn tortillas; and cocada, a deliciously indulgent coconut treat from Panama.

A big shoutout to ADC Chef Brennen Bush and her crew for bringing these flavors to life and sharing the diversity of Hispanic cuisine with the TCCC community!

Now in its second year, this celebration is quickly becoming a favorite culinary tradition. We can’t wait to see what’s on the menu next! 🌮🥥🍚