Companies that invest 1% of payroll in social recognition and values-based rewards report greater retention and recruitment, according to a 2016 report from the Society for Human Resource Management and software company Globoforce. Here’s how social media managers are tweeting, posting and blogging workers’ praises while engaging followers.
“We have found the best way to maintain the integrity of our social media channels while also showing appreciation is to connect the team member we want to recognize with a theme that we want to promote,” says Tara McNamara, food and nutrition services marketing coordinator for San Diego Unified School District. One example: a picture of an employee preparing an avocado salad.
For its social art, Austin Independent School District in Texas taps into a department photo-sharing app where employees can upload their own pictures.
Last summer, a group of college and university chefs came together at the University of Michigan for FoodService Director’s 2023 Culinary Immersion. Here are some of the recipes they developed.
Kara Blanton recently took on her late father’s role of senior concessions manager at Murray State University Dining. Here’s a look at how she continues her father's legacy.
School-based therapy company, ProCare Therapy, ranked which states have the healthiest school meals based on five different factors, including NSLP participation and participation in farm-to-school.