Leggo Your Eggo: There's a Waffle Shortage!

[Rico]

Darn!  I love Eggo's!

Kellogg is rationing its Eggo products due to flooding and equipment problems at two bakeries. The shortfall could last through mid-2010.

Better hoard your Eggos!

Grocery stores will be experiencing a shortage of the waffles until mid-2010 due to problems at two bakeries, a Kellogg's spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Flooding at an Atlanta bakery during heavy rains in October forced Kellogg, which makes Eggo products, to shut down production temporarily, said company spokesman Kris Charles. Plus, equipment at Kellogg's largest waffle facility, based in Rossville, Tenn., needs extensive repairs.

"We are working around the clock to restore Eggo store inventories to normal levels as quickly as possible," Charles said in an e-mail.

Remaining inventory will be rationed to stores across the country "based on historical percentage of business."

Production figures are confidential, Charles said, but Charles added that all lines are operational except for several lines at the Rossville plant.

Chad, a grocery manager at King Soopers in Denver who declined to give his last name, said his store is "seeing some shortage, but not much." A Kroger in Jackson, Miss., was also experiencing shortages, according to a manager in the frozen foods sections. At Fairway in New York City, Eggos were in full supply, however, according to a manager at the Red Hook location.

The production problems will also affect other Eggo products, including pancakes, syrup and other breakfast food. To alert customers, Kellogg has placed a warning to customers on top of its Eggo Web site and placed notices in some grocery stores.

Twitter bites back. Eggo enthusiasts took to the Internet to mourn the shortage. Lovers of the Twilight vampire movie series thinking about another kind of bite, as Twitter fanpage editors comforted each other via the social media site.

User @KStew411, a page devoted to Twilight star Kristen Stewart, tweeted on Tuesday: "I am despondent. DESPONDENT. My 4 food groups are: tacos, skittles, pop, and eggos!"

User @cullenluv sent a message of support: "We're outta Eggos here, too!! It's a national tragedy!!"

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108191/leggo-your-eggo-theres-a-waffle-shortage

[Meds]

can i just point out that there will be a new waffle out every month. Sorry Rico, couldnt help that. ;)

[Feathers]

I have to say that this means nothing to me. What are Eggos? (Kellogg branded waffles presumably)

Kellogg makes breakfast cereal over here. Or at least that's all I know them for.

[jedijeff]

I saw a news story the other day about it, next time I am at the grocery store, might buy a bit extra to get me through :)

[Rico]

Our sons love these, so Lynn made some "normal" waffles today and froze a bunch of them for the upcoming holidays when they will be at home.

[Quantum-Charles]

Out of all the things that could be "on Shortage" i would have to say that Eggo Waffels would have been at the bottom of my list. Good thing I am a French toast stick guy.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

yeah, doesn't bother me much either.  I MAKE my waffels.  That store bought stuff doesn't work my appetite. 

But interesting nonetheless.

King

[ChadH]

When I was a kid I used to make a sandwich of two Eggo's and chocolate ice cream. Yummo!
Ah, saturday morning cartoons. Thundarr the Barbarian, Super Friends, and Eggo waffle ice cream sandwiches for breakfast. Good times.  

[Bromptonboy]

We make ours fresh as well....((I have to say that the Eggo sandwich sounds compelling..))

[cosmonaut]

*lol*
A very frequent comment on the consumerist posts is "I make my own (item) at home!". It's actually that frequent that people started making fun of it, claiming to make it "at home" no matter what the subject matter was.
Since that I have to laugh ever time someone says something like that, otherwise I would state that I, too, make my own waffles at home.

Some random examples:
* "I make my own Tamiflu at home"
* I make my own smartphones at home. :-p
* This is why I make my own Craigslist transactions at home.
* I make my own subtitles at home, with a marker. ... of course, it is really difficult to keep up with the dialogue and after a couple lines ..
* I make the ingredients that I make my Tic-Tacs out of. At home, of course. Takes about 13 hours a batch (not including growing time for the sugar)
* I build my own high end electronics at home!
* I make my own Hackintosh at home.
* I make my own airlines at home.
* I make my own homeless children at home.
* Who needs to buy books when you can make your own books at home
* I make my own handerpants at home.
* I make my own listeria at home.
* I make my own fat at home.
* I make my own bloatware at home.
...

[Meds]

Lol brilliant I make my own list should be on a tshirt, order now from Katrin Von Berlin clothes imporium situated in I make my own street, I make my own city in I make my own country. ;)

[Rico]

I really want to know what "handerpants" are??

[Bromptonboy]

I really want to know what "handerpants" are??

They must go with the Anoraks we all wear?  ;)

[cosmonaut]

http://www.handerpants.com/

[Bromptonboy]

For the man who has everything...
:)