of course they'd figure out a method & excuse for this eventually. the only reason not to was the difficulty in organizing price elasticity at scale, but these days, and with computers to organize it automatically? they wouldnt want to give managers/franchisees this kind of latitude but a computer the C-suite have complete control over checks all the boxes

and during a period of constant inflation going on anyway no-one knows what their bill will be going into a restaurant so the adjustment period shouldn't be a shock.

pretty soon algorithm-derived elastic pricing won't even be blamed on the company, its the Alogorithm, its the other people trying to get lunch, there will be "hacks" and strategies for this to be 'cheaper' than it was before if you calibrate--only an idiot would pay full surge price for a baconator, fuck you for complaining