But, at the same time, he knew he could always rely on his Old Bay chicken wings to help even out his food costs. In a matter of months, his wholesale wing costs had jumped more than 60 percent. Wholesale wing prices have been rising for months. They’re also not chicken wings, but rather slices of breast meat deep-fried to resemble their bony cousins. The Fells Point founder has a theory as to why people are gobbling up so many wings.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2017 12:07 UTC