You Know It’s Bad When Waffle House Is Raising Egg Prices
Waffle House, known for staying open during disasters, is raising egg prices due to a bird flu outbreak causing nationwide shortages. This rare move highlights the severity of rising food costs, as even this resilient diner feels the impact.
High Egg Prices Drive Waffle House To Add 50-Cent Surcharge
As egg prices soar due to shortages caused by the bird flu outage, a new warning signal is flashing red: Waffle House has added a 50 cent per egg surcharge to its menu items.
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Waffle House serves around 272 million eggs per year, according to its website, well surpassing even its titular waffles, of which it sells just 124 million. "We are continuously monitoring egg prices and will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow," the statement ended.
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The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.
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While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived, we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” the Atlanta-based restaurant said.
Extra on the eggs: Waffle House adds a surcharge for eggs.
Waffle House serves around 272 million eggs per year, according to its website, well surpassing even its titular waffles, of which it sells just 124 million. "We are continuously monitoring egg prices and will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow," the statement ended.
Egg problems driving up prices at Waffle House and others could persist
Waffle House became one of the first big chains to join smaller restaurants with surcharges for egg dishes. Economists don’t see near-term relief on egg prices.
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