Restaurant operators rarely have two days that look alike. New challenges emerge constantly, and keeping up means making dozens of decisions with limited time and incomplete information: Why did food costs spike at one location? Which limited-time offer actually drove profits? Why is one store consistently outperforming another? Finding those answers often means digging through multiple reports, exporting spreadsheets and piecing together data from different systems, a process that takes time and distracts restaurant operators from their key hospitality role. Surfacing data and pattern recognition are where AI excels. However, when restaurants use a generic AI model, it can’t dive into what your restaurant needs to know about its own operation, explains Matt Sundberg, SVP, Product at Craftable. That’s the impetus behind “Crafti,” the AI model from Craftable, a software platform that replaces disconnected spreadsheets and manual processes with automated, real-time visibility into food costs, vendor spend and operational margins. “Crafti’s conversational layer allows general managers to ask anything and receive a grounded answer, along with the path forward, without having to wait on a colleague or a support ticket,” Sundberg says. From Reports to Conversations Through conversational AI, GMs can interact with operational data naturally, uncovering insights that help them make better decisions across every aspect of the business. “Restaurant operators are surprised to find that Crafti doesn’t just give an answer, but actually drafts solutions,” Sundberg says. For example, if a GM asks it to describe next week’s order, Crafti will draft a purchase order against the actual vendor catalog, pricing and pack sizes. Or, after providing a cocktail name, photo or PDF, it will draft a costed recipe matched to actual inventory. Wondering how Crafti can level up your own operations? Here are some examples of actual questions operators have asked to spark ideas about how it