REUTERS — U.S. diner chain Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge for every egg in a customer’s order.
The fee is temporary, the company said, and is a response to a “dramatic increase in egg prices” caused by avian flu outbreaks.
“While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived, we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” the statement read.
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The price of U.S. wholesale eggs hit an all-time high in December, according to commodity data firm Expana, with a dozen eggs going for US$5.57 in the Midwest and $8.85 in California.
