The recent bird flu outbreak has triggered significant egg shortages, causing prices to soar, from $2.25 to around $8 per dozen. Predictions from the USDA indicate further increases of over 40% by 2025, prompting restaurants to raise prices on egg items. Waffle House and Denny's have instituted surcharges, while McDonald's takes a different approach, promoting a discount on Egg McMuffins as a part of its anniversary, stating no surcharges will be issued for cage-free eggs sourced in the U.S. The situation has led to heightened consumer demand for eggs and even limits on purchases at some retailers.
McDonald's Chief Impact Officer of North America, Michael Gonda, emphasized that 'you definitely won't see McDonald's USA issuing surcharges on eggs, which are 100% cage-free and sourced in the U.S.'
In response to soaring egg prices, Waffle House has implemented a 50-cent surcharge per egg, while Denny's has left surcharge amounts to individual locations.
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