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FM On Demand: Here’s how a healthcare foodservice director taught herself social media savvyFM On Demand: Here’s how a healthcare foodservice director taught herself social media savvy

Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital’s Morrison Healthcare team is doing amazing things, like highlighting global cuisines and working with local farmers. Megan Herrmann is helping share those things through a fantastic Twitter presence. She offers tips that can help you, no matter the platform.

Tara Fitzpatrick, Editor-in-Chief

May 27, 2021

 

The Twitter account for the Hunt Family Café at Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital isn’t managed by a professional social media person, but it sure looks that way.

Here, you’ll find gorgeous food photos, engaging posts and nuggets of info about the diverse Morrison Healthcare staff that serves the hospital and its visitors. Megan Herrmann, foodservice director, is the mastermind behind this successful example of social media.

In this FM On Demand Interview, Herrmann shares with us social media tips you can put into practice right away. She reveals Twitter isn’t her favorite platform, but she’s never been intimidated to learn how it works. Sharing the cool stuff the café has going on—like celebrations of different global cuisine, work with local farmers and more—has been a way for Herrmann to add value to her position, and serve the hospital community in an important way. Check out her advice on adding real impact to your own social media presence.

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About the Author

Tara Fitzpatrick

Editor-in-Chief, FoodService Director

Tara Fitzpatrick is editor-in-chief of FoodService Director. She previously served as senior editor for Food Management magazine.

At the start of her career, Tara was a reporter for the daily newspaper in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she still resides. She holds a journalism degree from Kent State University. She's also a mom, a pretty good home cook and a fan of ghost stories, folklore, architecture, retro recipes, cheese of all kinds and cats of all kinds.

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