Two major restaurant chains have scrapped extra fees on eggs after prices cooled off, easing the pinch on customers.
🥚 Why It Matters: Rising egg costs hit diners’ wallets earlier this year, but these reversals mean less added expense when you order breakfast out.
🐔 What’s Happening:
- Waffle House removed its 50-cent per egg surcharge on June 2 after imposing it in February across 1,900 locations.
- Denny’s ended its variable egg surcharge on May 21, following a similar timeline.
📉 Price Shift: Egg prices surged due to bird flu outbreaks that forced mass culling of poultry, pushing the average cost per dozen eggs to a record $6.23 in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since then, prices have dropped to $4.55 in May, the lowest since December.
🌎 Supply Factors: Imports from countries like Brazil and Mexico, along with government biosecurity efforts, have helped stabilize egg availability and prices. The USDA has approved new import facilities and supported farms in upgrading defenses against avian flu.
🦠 Looking Ahead: Officials warn that fall could bring fresh challenges as migratory birds may spread the virus again, potentially impacting egg supplies and prices.
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Before You Dismiss This Article…
We live in a time when information feels overwhelming, but here’s what hasn’t changed: facts exist whether they comfort us or not.
When A&W launched their third-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder in the 1980s, it failed spectacularly. Not because it tasted worse, but because customers thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If basic math can trip us up, imagine how easily we can misread complex news.
The press isn’t against you when it reports something you don’t want to hear. Reporters are thermometers, not the fever itself. They’re telling you what verified sources are saying, not taking sides. Good reporting should challenge you — that’s literally the job.
Next time a story makes you angry, pause. Ask yourself: What evidence backs this up? Am I reacting with my brain or my gut? What would actually change my mind? And most importantly, am I assuming bias just because the story doesn’t match what I hoped to hear.
Smart readers choose verified information over their own comfort zone.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
