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View Comments One thing that's for sure: Rochesterians love their chicken wings, which are the top sellers at many area bars and restaurants. That's why a nationwide chicken wing shortage has many local business owners in a flap. Wing prices have increased throughout the pandemic — as has demand, mainly due to takeout — but the situation came to a head this week. "I might not be able to get my wings this week. It’s crazy," said Lee Selover, owner of Windjammer's, on Lake Avenue in Charlotte, usually among the places mentioned when locals debate the best wings in town.  "We built ...

For James Parker, owner of Big Daddy's Homeplate Barbeque in Haverstraw, the rising chicken prices have forced him to raise prices of wings.  "We're so small every dime counts," Parker said. "Thank God the community is doing well but we need the support in order to make it. So far it's been looking up, but trying to get out of the hole COVID put us in and now we're dealing with this, it's unbelievable."  Parker knows the community is aware of the rising cost and added that they haven't seen an increased demand in wings.  "We're about at our average wing customers," Parker said. "For the co...

BY LAUREN ZUMBACH Chicago Tribune (TNS) May 8, 2021 Moms Are Special CHICAGO — First came shortages of toilet paper and flour. Now, chicken wings are in short supply, forcing some restaurants to call off wing night specials and consider raising prices on the budget-friendly staple. Bronzeville Wingz owner Nichole Jackson said she now pays about $130 for a case of chicken wings, twice the $65 she was paying before the pandemic. Her supplier also limited the number of cases of chicken that restaurants can buy each day, forcing her to make smaller, more frequent orders. When she raised menu pr...

What took a bite out of the wing night specials? Blame it on tight supply, higher prices for the comfort food Updated 9:51 PM; Today 9:51 PM Cook Yovani mixes sauce with the chicken wings at Toons Bar & Grill in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)TNS Facebook Share CHICAGO — First came shortages of toilet paper and flour. Now, chicken wings are in short supply, forcing some restaurants to call off wing night specials and consider raising prices on the budget-friendly staple. Bronzeville Wingz owner Nichole Jackson said she now pays about $130 for a case of chicken wings, twice th...

Isaac Olvera, lead food and agricultural economist at ArrowStream THE ANSWER While yes, chicken production has been down to start 2021, chicken producers point to increased production over the last several weeks as evidence that calling it a “shortage” is an exaggeration and that supply can eventually catch up to demand. WHAT WE FOUND Quarterly earnings calls from Yum Brands, owners of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Wingstop first raised the alarms when their CEOs claimed they were running into issues keeping up with demand. “As we've entered Q2, demand for the new sandwich has been so str...