McDonald’s in Japan suffers due to global supply crisis, melder The Guardian.
It is especially the lack of potatoes that creates challenges for the company’s french fries production.
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As a result, they will only sell small french fries in the country from Friday to December 30th. It writes BBC
Limits sales
McDonald’s Japan will temporarily restrict sales of medium and large french fries.
In a statement to the BBC, the company said they were doing this as a “proactive measure to ensure that customers can continue to enjoy McDonald’s fries”.
– Customers will still be able to order small french fries at all our restaurants, they say.
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McDonald’s says they usually import the potatoes they use from a port near Vancouver in Canada.
Ships have now been delayed due to flood damage and the impact of the pandemic on the global supply chain.
The company will now move to alternative measures, including flying supplies to Japan. It writes McDonald’s in a statement on its website.
In the middle of the Christmas celebration
These restrictions come during the busy time towards the end of the year when schools and offices close before Christmas.
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The rationing will also be valid on Christmas Day, which is often celebrated in Japan with a solid serving of another American fast food, KFC, which is heavily marketed around the holidays.
Meanwhile, the lack of microchips continues to plague automakers, including Japanese Toyota, which has announced production cuts due to the crisis and supply chain problems in Southeast Asia.
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