The Waffle House has added a temporary surcharge of 50 cent per egg amid rising egg prices from the bird flu outbreak. Why it matters: The disease has ravaged the nation's supply of eggs, leading to egg shortages and increased prices in grocery stores.

The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade

While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived, we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” the Atlanta-based restaurant said.