The price of wholesale eggs in the U.S. hit an all-time high in December, with a dozen going for $5.57 US in the Midwest and $8.85 US in California, according to the commodity data firm Expana.
Restaurants are being forced to up their prices as ongoing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) -- or bird flu -- continues to limit supplies.
Waffle House, which has more than 2,000 locations across 25 states in the South and Midwest, announced that it's adding a 50-cent surcharge "to all menus" to combat the rising cost of fresh eggs. Here ...