Noir Nation, the Waffle House is apparently getting in where they fit in as the prices of eggs continue to skyrocket!
In a recently shared memo to customers, the 24-hour breakfast chain advises that instead of raising their overall prices, a temporary surcharge per egg has been added to their menu.
“A temporary targeted surcharge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices,” reads a statement from the Norcross, Georgia-based company said in a statement. “While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived we cannot predict how long this shortage will last.”
Sources state that eggs are amongst the most ordered items at the Waffle House across all 2,100 locations. Serving a total of 272 million eggs per year in 25 states in comparison to 153 million servings of hash browns and 124 million waffles, according to the Waffle House website.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that the price of eggs is expected to rise by 20% in 2025.
The average price of a dozen large, grade-A eggs cost $4.15 back in December, as opposed to $3.65 in November, reads data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The impact of the Bird flu has been determined as a leading cause of ongoing shortages and rapid price increases regarding eggs, reports CBS News.
“Bird flu, formerly known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), was confirmed in a commercial flock in the U.S. three years ago. The outbreak has worsened in recent months, with 17 million egg-laying hens slaughtered in November and December,” reads reports from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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