The Georgia-based Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all its menu items due to the rising egg prices stemming from bird flu.
“The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (bird flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in a statement on Monday. “Customers and restaurants are being forced to make difficult decisions.”
The company added that it will adjust the egg prices based on market conditions going forward. Since December, the average price of a dozen eggs have climbed to $4.15 with the Agriculture Department predicting a 20 percent price increase this year, according to WCSC.
Due to bird flu, Waffle House is adding a .50 cent per egg surcharge to all menus @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/hpfn52RIlh
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) February 3, 2025
The Associated Press (AP) cautioned Americans last week that they can expect egg prices to keep climbing well past Easter when demand will be at its highest.
“Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches,” the AP reported. […]
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