After Waffle Home carried out a 50-cent surcharge per egg at their areas this week, competitor Cracker Barrel stated they’d hold their egg costs the identical.
“Egg costs are staying put, however we’re doubling your rewards. Beginning in the present day by way of subsequent Wednesday, Feb. 12, all Cracker Barrel Rewards members will earn double pegs on all egg dishes,” the chain wrote on Fb Thursday.
A spokesperson supplied extra thinly veiled barbs at Waffle Home, telling NBC’s TODAY that “A surcharge on eggs? Effectively, there’s nothing hospitable about that. At Cracker Barrel, nation hospitality is as essential to us as a hearty breakfast — and meaning not charging additional for eggs
Waffle Home stated its non permanent surcharge was as a result of rising egg costs fueled by the continuing outbreaks of hen flu impacting flocks of egg-laying hens.
“The persevering with egg scarcity brought on by [highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu] has precipitated a dramatic improve in egg costs. Clients and eating places are being compelled to make tough choices. … We can not predict how lengthy this scarcity will final. We’re constantly monitoring egg costs and can regulate or take away the surcharge as market circumstances enable,” the restaurant chain advised The Every day Beast.
Waffle Home additionally serves considerably extra eggs per 12 months, at 272 million, than Cracker Barrel does at round 162 million.
Losses as a result of hen flu have continued in 2025, with 18,849,000 birds culled in January and one other 2,254,300 up to now in February based on a U.S. Division of Agriculture report launched Friday.
