GGB No, and you should be wary of anyone who tells you that you do. The foundation is clean, consistent data from your POS and stock systems — the same discipline that makes a weekly P&L trustworthy. Most operators get more from connecting and consolidating what they already have than from buying another tool. Get the data right first; the automation follows.
From How AI Is Actually Used in Restaurant Operations — the full reading, with the method behind this answer.