Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 cent surcharge
The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.
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.”
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.
Egg skirmish: Cracker Barrel, unlike Waffle House, won't impose per-egg surcharge
Waffle House is imposing a 50-cent surcharge per egg. Cracker Barrel is not. Here's a look at the dueling strategies:
Extra on the eggs: Waffle House adds a surcharge for eggs.
Waffle House serves around 272 million eggs per year, according to its website, well surpassing even its titular waffles, of which it sells just 124 million. "We are continuously monitoring egg prices and will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow," the statement ended.
Waffle House adds 'egg surcharge' due to soaring egg prices and supplies
As the cost of eggs continues to rise, consumers are not only being impacting at grocery stores but paying more for breakfast restaurant meals.
Cracker Barrel eggs on Waffle House over surcharge: 'Nothing hospitable about that'
Cracker Barrel isn’t scrambling to catch up with soaring egg prices and is trying to poach customers with a rewards program after Waffle House announced a 50-cent egg surcharge.
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.”
Cracker Barrel starts beef with Waffle House over egg surcharge; ‘there’s nothing hospitable about that’
It might not be to the level of Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but there’s a beef stewing between a pair of restaurant chains. According to NBC News, Cracker Barrel has taken issue with competitor Waffle House after it was announced earlier this week that Waffle House is implementing a 50-cent surcharge for each egg a customer orders in their meals.
Not in our house: Cracker Barrel promises no egg surcharges, doubles rewards
Cracker Barrel announced it will keep egg prices the same and reward customers for their business, amid shortages.
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