Waffle House customers can celebrate cheaper breakfast again after the restaurant chain ditched its egg fee. The famous Georgia diner stopped charging people an extra 50 cents per egg starting June 2nd. Customers had been paying the annoying surcharge for five long months. The company posted the good news on Twitter for everyone to see. Breakfast lovers across America felt relief hearing about the price cut.
Bird flu caused the whole mess back during February when egg costs went crazy high. The deadly virus spread to farms and killed millions of chickens across the country. Supply problems made eggs super hard to find and really expensive to buy. Health officials counted 70 confirmed cases of the disease affecting animals through early July. Restaurant owners everywhere struggled to keep serving eggs without losing money.
Waffle House decided to add the special fee instead of raising prices on everything else. The smart move helped the company deal with just the egg problem without hurting other menu items. Wholesale egg prices dropped 7 percent last week to $2.54 per dozen according to government reports. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said farmers were finally getting help they needed. The fight against bird flu was making real progress across the nation.
Bird flu caused the whole mess back during February when egg costs went crazy high. The deadly virus spread to farms and killed millions of chickens across the country. Supply problems made eggs super hard to find and really expensive to buy. Health officials counted 70 confirmed cases of the disease affecting animals through early July. Restaurant owners everywhere struggled to keep serving eggs without losing money.
Waffle House decided to add the special fee instead of raising prices on everything else. The smart move helped the company deal with just the egg problem without hurting other menu items. Wholesale egg prices dropped 7 percent last week to $2.54 per dozen according to government reports. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said farmers were finally getting help they needed. The fight against bird flu was making real progress across the nation.
