PITTSBURGH (KDKA) The Super Bowl is closing in, and chicken wing prices are going up.
But this year, the price is increasing more than usual, and it’s challenging an already hurting restaurant industry in western Pennsylvania.
“Being voted best wings in Pittsburgh, our sales are out the door,” said Richard Rattner of William Penn Tavern in Shadyside.
Rattner says wholesale prices for chicken wings have gone up from about $70 per 40 pounds a year ago to almost $120 for the same amount this year. Demand usually causes chicken wing prices to rise as we get closer to the Super Bowl. But this year, it’s a much bigger price hike.