Just before the holidays, McDonald's announced that its branches in Japan were struggling with a shortage of French fries. Customers could only order small portions. The chain claimed that the problem would be solved by the start of the new year. That does not appear to be the case.
Fast food chain McDonald's made half December known to suffer from a shortage of chips in Japanese branches; a consequence of the globally disrupted logistics sector and large-scale flooding in Canada. Since Friday 24 December it is therefore only possible to order small portions of chips. The fast food chain immediately stated that the problem should be solved by the start of the new year. A logistics service provider from the United States confirmed this by stating that three planes with an enormous amount of potatoes were en route.
Unfortunately for fans of the chips, that promise has not been fulfilled. Today, no chips have arrived in Japan. This is due to new delays in the logistics sector. The fast food chain now states that it will take at least a month before chips are back in stock in the affected branches. Until the problem is solved, customers will receive a discount of about €0,40 on a McDonald's menu. But most customers are smarter and simply order several bags of small chips.
McDonald's is not alone. Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is also struggling with shortages of fries. Not only in Japan, but recently also in Kenya.
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