Shoppers buying eggs have been faced with empty shelves and told to ration purchases as a shortage grips the UK.
Customers at Sainsbury’s and Tesco have turned up to stores to find eggs out of stock, while at least one Lidl branch has told shoppers they can only buy three boxes at a time.
Wetherspoons is also reportedly serving full English breakfasts without eggs as it grapples with supply issues.
A Wetherspoons spokesman told The Sun: “We can confirm that there are temporary issues with egg supplies at some Wetherspoon pubs, due to the current impact of Avian flu on egg production.
“We are experiencing issues in receiving all the supplies we require to satisfy demand in every pub.
“This is not specific to Wetherspoon and other hospitality operators and supermarkets are facing similar issues.”
It comes amid a shortage of eggs partly caused by another outbreak of avian flu, but also because of a delayed knock-on impact from millions of birds dying during the summer’s heatwave.