EGGO SHORTAGE!!

[Z77 3]

Leggo Your Eggo: There's a Waffle Shortage

by Julianne Pepitone

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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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. 

 

 

 

 

OH NOES! NO MORE EGGOS! ITS THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!!! 

(just kidding..i think i can live without eggos...i think....) ......... 

[Easy Bakes 253]

they cant make frozen waffels somewere else?

How hard can it be?

I guess every one will switch to Pop Tarts

[CLR95 11]

OH MY GOSH!!!! THE 2012 PROPHECIES ARE COMING EARLY!!!!!!!

[Legosim 14]

No wonder why the place the waffles are are empty. And im not about to buy the store brand.

I will make some out of LEGO

[Duke87 1,070]

It's clearly a conspiracy on Aunt Jemima's part.

[blade2k5 1,523]

I can't live without my EGGOs...

[Z77 3]

Originally posted by: Duke87

It's clearly a conspiracy on Aunt Jemima's part.

quote>

Really? I thought i heard that it was Mrs. Buttersworth. I heard she didn't get recognition for her syrupy goodness so she flooded the eggos.......darn media....unless.....*GASP!* Mrs. Buttersworth and Aunt Jemima are working together! dundunduuuunnnnnn!

[Explodingsims 3]

WHAT!! But how will I survive without my Eggos!

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: Explodingsims

WHAT!! But how will I survive without my Eggos!quote>

Make real Waffles?

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: Explodingsims

WHAT!! But how will I survive without my Eggos!quote>

Make real Waffles?

quote>

Don't disgrace this place with such tomfoolery! This is serious business!!!

[Simcity player 13]

so let me get this straight, the is a eggo shortage whice means angry kids which means that the "leggo my eggo" phrase is coming true which means starvation, mass riots, and no use for syrups. (starvation for no waffles) time to switch to flapjacks

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: SimHoTToDDy

Don't disgrace this place with such tomfoolery! This is serious business!!! quote>

Uh oh, someone mentioned "Serious Business"!

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: Duke87

It's clearly a conspiracy on Aunt Jemima's part.

quote>

Oh no it's Eggogate

[Meg 368]

Trader Joe's Wheat-Free Waffles!

(some of us can't eat the Eggos in the first place)

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.  I make my own waffles, and if I want jam with them, I use whatever jam is in the fridge along with genuine Ontario maple syrup.  I am a type 2 diabetic, so you can be sure that I don't indulge in these things very often.

There is too much hype by the manufacturers and too much laziness on the part of people who buy this junk.  You can enrich yourself by learning to cook.  Waffles are almost as easy as pancakes, but you do need a waffle iron.  Who will supply them for you after the ice age starts, hmmmm?

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.

Depends on the brand you get.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.  I make my own waffles, and if I want jam with them, I use whatever jam is in the fridge along with genuine Ontario maple syrup.  I am a type 2 diabetic, so you can be sure that I don't indulge in these things very often.

There is too much hype by the manufacturers and too much laziness on the part of people who buy this junk.  You can enrich yourself by learning to cook.  Waffles are almost as easy as pancakes, but you do need a waffle iron.  Who will supply them for you after the ice age starts, hmmmm?quote>

yep buy yourself a waffle iron, the batter for waffels takes less then 5 minutes to make. but pancakes are eaiser.

[Z77 3]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.  I make my own waffles, and if I want jam with them, I use whatever jam is in the fridge along with genuine Ontario maple syrup.  I am a type 2 diabetic, so you can be sure that I don't indulge in these things very often.

There is too much hype by the manufacturers and too much laziness on the part of people who buy this junk.  You can enrich yourself by learning to cook.  Waffles are almost as easy as pancakes, but you do need a waffle iron.  Who will supply them for you after the ice age starts, hmmmm?quote>

yep buy yourself a waffle iron, the batter for waffels takes less then 5 minutes to make. but pancakes are eaiser.

quote>

 But...that takes work...an as an american thats completely out of the question! So i think ill just riot for my eggos....

[your_adress_here 11]

As long as I don't lose my ego, I should be fine.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Originally posted by: Larks2242

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.quote>

Depends on the brand you get.quote>

Not fresh, no matter whose you get.

Z77 saith: But...that takes work...an as an american thats completely out of the question! So i think ill just riot for my eggos....quote>

Whatever happened to the good ol' American work ethic?

your_adress_here:  And as long as your id doesn't overpower your superego.

[Z77 3]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Originally posted by: Larks2242

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.quote>

Depends on the brand you get.quote>

Not fresh, no matter whose you get.

Z77 saith: But...that takes work...an as an american thats completely out of the question! So i think ill just riot for my eggos....quote>

Whatever happened to the good ol' American work ethic?

your_adress_here:  And as long as your id doesn't overpower your superego.

quote>

It's still here, just not in me i guess i would call my self the definition of an american teenager...lazy and a procrastinator. Doesn't mean i don't work. Just means i try to find the easiest way out of it 

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Originally posted by: Z77

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Giggle.  I wouldn't touch any of that cardboard garbage on a bet.  I make my own waffles, and if I want jam with them, I use whatever jam is in the fridge along with genuine Ontario maple syrup.  I am a type 2 diabetic, so you can be sure that I don't indulge in these things very often.

There is too much hype by the manufacturers and too much laziness on the part of people who buy this junk.  You can enrich yourself by learning to cook.  Waffles are almost as easy as pancakes, but you do need a waffle iron.  Who will supply them for you after the ice age starts, hmmmm?quote>

yep buy yourself a waffle iron, the batter for waffels takes less then 5 minutes to make. but pancakes are eaiser.

quote>

 But...that takes work...an as an american thats completely out of the question! So i think ill just riot for my eggos....

quote>

I think it would take more work rioting .

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Whatever happened to the good ol' American work ethic?

quote>

It takes a lot of work to riot. Just think of the energy expended destroying all that property .

But seriously, this whole shortage incident just shows that it is wise to not put all the eggos in one basket (i.e. the site of the floods). Although I don't eat Eggo products myself, I hope that Eggo will take steps to ensure that this does not happen again, for the sake of their customers, and hence sales.

[Gunny510 0]

Originally posted by: Duke87

It's clearly a conspiracy on Aunt Jemima's part.

quote>

lol, nice

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Whatever happened to the good ol' American work ethic?

quote>

It doesn't apply to food.

[hamsterTK 93]

I saw frozen rice at the store

how hard is it to boil rice?

[hym 358]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

yep buy yourself a waffle iron, the batter for waffels takes less then 5 minutes to make. but pancakes are eaiser.quote>

Not all of us are allowed to have waffle irons (or any electric heating appliance for that matter) as per the terms of our lease agreements.

Originally posted by: Patricius Maximus

But seriously, this whole shortage incident just shows that it is wise to not put all the eggos in one basket (i.e. the site of the floods). Although I don't eat Eggo products myself, I hope that Eggo will take steps to ensure that this does not happen again, for the sake of their customers, and hence sales.quote>

Kellog is making Eggos for money so the wisest place to put the manufacturing plant would be where the total costs of manufacturing and shipping would be the lowest (and hence the highest proft for the Kellog company).  It is entirely possible that Kellog's costs for locating the plant somewhere the flood didn't happen could have represented a higher opportunity cost than Kellog suffering the losts profits from the plant damage.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: hym

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

yep buy yourself a waffle iron, the batter for waffels takes less then 5 minutes to make. but pancakes are eaiser.quote>

Not all of us are allowed to have waffle irons (or any electric heating appliance for that matter) as per the terms of our lease agreements.quote>

Seriously? Must be a  dorm or something.

I wonder if you cold make waffles on a  george forman grill?

they  wont look like waffles but i woulf think it would cook them well enough. Just prop it up so the batter dont run out.

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: Explodingsims

WHAT!! But how will I survive without my Eggos!quote>

Make real Waffles?

quote>

Look like my family's 2 waffle irons have gone up in value!

[hym 358]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: hym

Not all of us are allowed to have waffle irons (or any electric heating appliance for that matter) as per the terms of our lease agreements.quote>

Seriously? Must be a  dorm or something.quote>

Yes, it is a dorm, though I have heard of cases of people living in standard apartments being told they can't have electric heating appliances.

I wonder if you cold make waffles on a  george forman grill?quote>

George Foreman Grills are electric heating devices so they aren't allowed either.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: hym

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: hym

Not all of us are allowed to have waffle irons (or any electric heating appliance for that matter) as per the terms of our lease agreements.quote>

Seriously? Must be a  dorm or something.quote>

Yes, it is a dorm, though I have heard of cases of people living in standard apartments being told they can't have electric heating appliances.

I wonder if you cold make waffles on a  george forman grill?quote>

George Foreman Grills are electric heating devices so they aren't allowed either.quote>

I dont see how they could not allow a waffle iron or elestric gridle ina standard apartment, i mean most of them would have electric stoves which are probably just as unsafe if improperly used.

No toasters either?