D. J. Costantino

How to Write a Restaurant Marketing Plan that Puts Butts in Seats [Ideas and Strategies]

The ultimate restaurant marketing plan guide, covering strategy, branding, marketing channels, advertising, and so much more.

Operations

How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

Use this sample restaurant business plan outline to help create the most important document needed to open your new restaurant.

Operations

Would You Like To Leave a Tip? Restaurants are Feeling Diners’ Tipping Fatigue.

Learn about tipping fatigue in the restaurant industry. Including how to best approach tipping for a better dining experience, while helping your staff earn.

Insights

Who has the worst staff turnover? Restaurant Employee Turnover by City and State + Restaurant Retention Playbook

It's not enough to just pay more than the restaurant next door. The restaurants that prioritize employee retention above all will come out on top. They offer work-life balance, flexible schedules, useful benefits, and operate on strong core values.

Insights

Creating a culture that attracts and retains with Danny Meyer

Danny Meyer, the founder of Shack Shake, is joined by 7shifts CEO to dive into tips on creating an awesome restaurant culture. Watch the webinar here for more.

Clients

How Chatime Canada Conquered Spreadsheet Mountain: Case Study

Learn how Chatime Canada uses 7shifts to decrease labor costs while increasing staff productivity and morale with 7shifts team management software.

Podcast

[Podcast] Own Diner’s Attention With Matt Plapp, CEO of America’s Best Restaurants

Matt Plapp and his team have been to more restaurants than anyone. Since 2021, they’ve taken cross country to visit and document America’s best independent restaurants. And they’ve learned what separates successful restaurants from struggling ones.

Podcast

[Podcast] The Anti Ghost Kitchen with Kristen Barnett

Kristen Barnett joins us on this episode of the Restaurant Growth Podcast. In this episode, we get into: Ghost kitchen myths, when the ghost kitchen model is a good idea for an operator, what you need to know to be successful with this restaurant model, and so much more!

Operations

The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

Whether you want to call them ghost kitchens, dark kitchens, or cloud kitchens, there’s no denying that this new model has exploded in popularity the past few years. We chatted with some of the most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out myths, best practices, and tips for success.

Podcast

[Podcast] The new customer loyalty with Phil Crawford of CKE Restaurants

We’re joined on this episode by Phil Crawford, the chief technology officer of CKE brands, better known as the parent of Carl's Jr. & Hardees. And we’re talking all things customer loyalty tech.

Hi! I'm D.J., 7shifts' resident Content Writer. I come from a family of chefs and have a background in food journalism. I'm always looking for ways to help make the restaurant industry better!