Bird flu spurs diner chain Waffle House to add 50-cent fee per egg

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U.S. diner chain Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge for every egg in a customer’s order, the company said in a statement posted in its restaurants on Monday (Feb 3).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00US diner chain Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge for every egg in a customer's order,

00:08the company said in a statement posted in its restaurants on Monday.

00:12The company said the fee is temporary and is a response to a dramatic increase in egg

00:16prices caused by bird flu outbreaks.

00:19The chain said it has 2,100 locations across the United States.

00:24The price of US wholesale eggs hit an all-time high in December, according to commodity data

00:29firm Expana, with a dozen eggs going for $5.57 in the Midwest and $8.85 in California.

00:39The main factor driving egg prices higher is damage to the laying flock from bird flu.

00:45The virus wiped out more than 20 million chickens in the US last quarter, the highest toll since

00:51the beginning of the outbreak in 2022.

00:59For more information visit www.expana.com

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