Rising Cost Of Eggs Create Challenges At Massachusetts Restaurants, Grocery Stores

CBS Boston

February 13, 2025

CAMBRIDGE - It's hard to talk about the rising cost of eggs when eggs are your business all day long at the Veggie Galaxy, a Cambridge diner. "We try and keep our prices really, really low, as low as we possibly can, staying true to what a diner is, and really include everybody," said co-owner Michael Bissanti.

Keeping prices low has become increasingly challenging since the diner goes through 150 dozen eggs a week, and the price has gone from $35.00 to $90.00 a case. As a result, he's had to put a 50-cent surcharge on egg dishes. "It's doesn't cover all of our costs, it does not offset any other increases that we faced recently, especially avocados," said Bissanti.

Now with the latest report on inflation citing another 3% rise overall, egg prices in particular more than 15%, Bissanti says it's just another hurdle. "It's gotten harder and harder to make a buck, but it's not impossible," he said.

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