Want Eggs With Your Breakfast? Pay a Surcharge, Waffle House Says.
The restaurant chain, which serves breakfast all day, said it was adding the temporary 50-cent surcharge because the bird flu has caused a shortage in the egg supply.
Cracker Barrel cracks jokes over Waffle House’s egg surcharge : ‘There’s nothing hospitable about that’
At Cracker Barrel, country hospitality is as important to us as a hearty breakfast – and that means not charging extra for eggs.”
Waffle House egg surcharge: Watch out for this extra charge on your next breakfast
“While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” Waffle House said in a statement. “We are continuously monitoring egg prices and will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow.”
This is not a yolk: Waffle House charging extra for eggs due to bird flu
In a letter from Waffle House's headquarters in Norcross on Monday, the diner chain has implemented a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all menus. The company said, rather than increasing prices across the menu, this is a temporary targeted charge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices caused by bird flu.
Cracker Barrel calls out Waffle House over egg surcharge: ‘Nothing hospitable about that’
In a statement shared with Nexstar, a Cracker Barrel spokesperson suggested that its new egg deal is a direct response to Waffle House’s decision to begin charging a surcharge for every egg ordered.
Omelet surcharge: Waffle House adds extra cost of 50 cents per egg as bird flu wreaks havoc on breakfast prices
“The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (bird flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in the statement. “Rather than increasing prices across the menu, this is a temporary targeted surcharge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices.”
Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 cent surcharge
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.
Waffle House ‘forced’ to add egg surcharge amid bird flu and rising prices
Waffle House announced Monday that a 50-cent surcharge will be implemented per egg due to the bird flu.
Look on the sunny side: Cracker Barrel won’t charge extra for eggs
Cracker Barrel won't charge extra for eggs in the midst of a national shortage due to bird flu, unlike its rival Waffle House.
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