The hen flu outbreak began three years in the past and continues to rage as we speak, per NPR. It’s a part of the explanation behind hovering egg costs throughout the nation. Now, Waffle Home is selecting to not bear the excessive prices alone. As an alternative, the breakfast chain is counting on its diners for the additional cash to maintain cooking eggs!
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Waffle Home Costs Diners THIS A lot To Eat Eggs
In keeping with the Related Press, WH has already added the short-term $0.50 per egg surcharge to all of its menus. The breakfast joint operates in a minimum of 25 states and has over 1,900 eating places. All will likely be impacted.
Nonetheless, Waffle Home plans to watch the rollercoaster state of affairs of eggs and the hen flu outbreak. Nevertheless, it has no thought when the corporate will drop the surcharge from menus or if it plans to tax another elements.
“Whereas we hope these worth fluctuations will likely be short-lived, we can not predict how lengthy this scarcity will final,” the corporate mentioned, per AP.
New: @WaffleHouse says its new 50 cent per egg payment is short-term. Obtained this assertion at 5:31p: pic.twitter.com/LOfi1XLJyp
— Rafael Sánchez (@RafaelOnTV) February 3, 2025
To fight the hen flu outbreak, farmers have needed to slaughter and get rid of hundreds of thousands of chickens. After the killing comes sanitation and months of monitoring, per NPR. As Easter approaches—a HUGE day for eggs—the outbreak has continued to rage. In consequence, the Agriculture Division has predicted that costs will improve by one other 20% this yr. In December, the typical price throughout the nation reportedly stood at $4.15 for a dozen eggs.
Thus far, one particular person has handed away from hen flu signs. That incident occurred in Louisiana in January and was the primary reported U.S. fatality associated to the outbreak. Nevertheless, there have been a minimum of 67 confirmed infections in people since final yr.
And chickens aren’t the one ones in danger! The H5N1 hen flu may also influence cows, wild birds, and different poultry, equivalent to turkeys.
Social Media Reacts
In the meantime, on X (previously Twitter), diners are cuttin’ up over the information of the eggs surcharge.
Waffle Home charging .50 per egg. They by no means needed to inform us trigger the worth diff each time I step foot in there 😂
— Loc’d 👩🏾🦱 By no means Lackin💪🏾 (@RoRotatinHoes) February 4, 2025
Waffle home is charging .50 cents extra per egg with each meal 🤯. Like wtf
— Dianesha M❤️ (@ImperfectDee16) February 4, 2025
Waffle Home charging an additional $0.50 per egg proper now dawg. Good grief.
— Perc Cousins (@extraORRdINary) February 4, 2025
.50 cent per egg 🥚 at Waffle Home now 🤦🏽. How tf I’m imagined to afford breakfast now ?
— Justin 💎 (@JHarp402) February 4, 2025
Waffle Home is charging a 50-cent surcharge per egg on account of hen flu. It can now price extra to sober up at 2 am. Plan accordingly pic.twitter.com/gFV96HwlmD
— Auntie Smartassy (@AuntSassyAss) February 4, 2025
So now Waffle Home has surcharge on eggs. Let that sink in.. 50 cents per egg
— Gerald A. Griggs (@AttorneyGriggs) February 4, 2025
You raggedy Mfs completed made Waffle Home begin charging 50 cents per Egg 🥴🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ pic.twitter.com/AVw22wpeR4
— Bleu Supreme👑💙 (@CaliBleu) February 4, 2025
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