Everyone who is craving all day at a waffle house needs to bombard the extra 50 cents on each egg of omelet or scrambled eggs, on Monday.
Waffle House stated in a statement that a temporary additional fee was added on the same day to address the rise of eggs generated from bird flu.
Waffle House said in a statement that “continuous egg deficiency,” caused by very pathogenic bird flu, “caused dramatic rise in egg prices.” “Consumers and restaurants are forced to make difficult decisions.”
According to EXPANA, a company that collects and tracks egg prices, grocery stores and restaurants are currently paying about $ 7.79 in large -scale middle -west eggs. At that price, each egg costs about 65 cents.
The Waffle House, established in 1955, currently has more than 1,900 places in 25 states, but offers more than 272 million eggs a year, according to its website. The chain based in Georgia said that the additional charge was “temporarily targeted” rather than raising the price on the entire menu.
“I hope that these price fluctuations will be short -lived, but we can't predict how long this shortage will last,” said Waffle House. “We are continuously monitoring the prices of eggs, and we will adjust or delete additional charges as the market situation allows.”
For many consumers, the price of eggs has become a specific barometer of the economy, which is the cost of increasing food in the United States. Traditionally inexpensive protein sources have relyed on eggs. I am.
The cost of the eggs was also a political topic. Donald J. Trump was dissatisfied with the high price of eggs when he was a candidate last year. Earlier this month, Brook Rollins, a candidate for Mr. Trump, stated that one of her top priority was “to obtain the occurrence of animal diseases immediately and comprehensively.” I did it.
Egg prices have risen for inflation and bird flu, and after detected in Canada, they reached the United States in 2022. Until now, the disease has been infected or killed by about 150 million birds. However, the situation has deteriorated in recent months. In order to prevent the spread of the disease, more than 30 million chickens have recently been killed, and experts can take several months to stabilize chicken in eggs.
In the meantime, the waffle house has added stickers to the menu, according to CNN, notifying customers about additional charges, emphasizing that eggs remain the food.
“As long as they are available, high -quality, fresh, large -grade eggs remain important ingredients in many of your favorite meals,” said Waffle House.
