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Times are getting tough when even one of America’s cheapest breakfast spots Waffle House, is no longer affordable. In fact, prices at Waffle House have gone up 96% since 202 but the government wants you to believe the official inflation rate during this timeframe was 22%.
Inflation has already made eating out expensive, but now, even breakfast staples are coming with extra fees. Blame supply chain issues, blame rising costs—but at the end of the day, consumers are paying more and getting less. The fact that pricing is “market-by-market” just means some diners will get hit harder than others. This isn’t …
Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all its menu items due to the rising egg prices stemming from bird flu. “The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (bird flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in a statement on Monday. “Customers and restaurants are being forced …
The owner of a popular waffle shop in West Seattle said she had no choice but to shut down her business after the city’s new minimum wage law went into effect on New Year’s Day — hiking hourly pay to $20.76. Bebop Waffle Shop, which was founded by a former New York City resident more …
TreeHouse Foods has issued a voluntary recall for nearly 700 frozen waffle products due to potential Listeria contamination. The recall involves products sold under various brands, including Kodiak and Good & Gather, and was initiated to prevent possible infection, especially among vulnerable populations such as the elderly, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems. …
“Currently, numerous law enforcement officers are on the scene after six people were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis, Indiana. One person has died from their injuries at the hospital. The condition of the other five victims is unknown at this time. Police reported that two groups of people were involved …