(Bloomberg) -- American restaurants are falling victim to a national egg shortage that has already plagued grocery stores from New York City to San Francisco and sent prices to $7 a carton.

The nationwide egg shortage has led to bizarre pricing at New York-area checkout counters — with cartons of regular eggs costing significantly more than the organic and free-range variety.

Why? Because historically when we got our eggs from the birds in the backyard instead of the carton in the grocery store, eggs were collected first thing in the morning. That made them a handy ...

But with a carton of eggs now becoming more expensive than the liquid variety many restaurants favour, the impact is spreading to the hospitality industry. Some companies that usually crack eggs ...

American restaurants are falling victim to a national egg shortage that has already plagued grocery stores from New York City to San Francisco and sent prices to US$7 a carton. Biscuit Belly ...

reports have surfaced of some stores limiting the number of egg cartons consumers can buy to prevent stockpiling. Even Waffle House has implemented a new 50-cent per egg surcharge at its roughly ...

Eric See, the owner and chef of the New York-based Mexican café and bakery, Ursula, told FOX Business that the prices of whole eggs have doubled, while the cost of liquid eggs has risen by about 25%.

“It’s 50 percent eggs,” See says. “That’s basically what we sell.” While the prices for the liquid eggs Ursula uses in its burritos have stayed relatively stable, the prices for loose ...

It also discontinued its Dairy Milk Egg 'n' Spoon Cartons in the lead-up to Easter back in 2023, a decision which left fans heartbroken. One fan, at the time, posted on X (formerly Twitter ...

The theft of approximately 100,000 eggs from the back of a distribution trailer in central Pennsylvania is under investigation, authorities say, as the grocery staple has become scarce in some ...

Billy Mottola, owner of Broken Yolk in Santee, faces similar challenges with egg prices tripling. Despite the strain, he refuses to switch to liquid eggs or add surcharges like some national ...