Cracker Barrel starts beef with Waffle House over egg surcharge; ‘there’s nothing hospitable about that’ – MLive.com
A Cracker Barrel sign. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)It might not be to the level of Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but there’s a beef stewing between a pair of restaurant chains. According to NBC News, Cracker Barrel has taken issue with competitor Waffle House after it was announced earlier this week that Waffle House is implementing a 50-cent surcharge for each egg a customer orders in their meals. “A surcharge on eggs? Well, there’s nothing hospitable about that,” Cracker Barrel said in a statement. “At Cracker Barrel, country hospitality is as important to us as a hearty breakfast — and that means not charging extra for eggs.”Along with cracking jokes about the competition, Cracker Barrel is using the situation to promote its rewards program as all customers who order eggs between Feb. 6 and Feb. 12 will earn double rewards points. Related story: Thieves poach $40K worth of organic eggs from trailer in PennsylvaniaIn making its announcement, Waffle House cited the rising cost of eggs and the ongoing egg shortage as reason for adding the surcharge. “While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” Waffle House said, while adding it will continue to monitor egg prices.Although the move is supposed to be temporary, egg prices aren’t expected to drop anytime soon as the Agriculture Department predicts egg prices are going to increase by another 20% this year. In December, the average cost for a dozen eggs in the U.S. was $4.15. The shortage has been caused by the ongoing bird flu outbreak that’s led to millions of chickens having to be slaughtered over the last couple of years. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025).© 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.YouTube’s privacy policy is available here and YouTube’s terms of service is available here.Ad Choices
