Southport businesses face tough choices as ingredient prices rise

Southport businesses face tough choices as ingredient prices rise

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — The rising cost of ingredients like eggs and avocados is forcing small businesses in Southport to make difficult decisions. At Nonnie’s Baking Company, owner and baker Savannah McCullum uses nearly 34 eggs for a batch of chocolate chip cookies. But with egg prices rising, McCullum took to social media to explain the necessary price adjustments to her customers. “Most people are paying at least 48 cents, if not more—maybe e…