KFC Runs Out of Chicken In Australia

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KFC Australia has run out of chicken.

According to CNN reports, the fast-food chain is experiencing a shortage due to supply-chain disruptions.

The food outlet said it had temporarily removed some items from the menu at certain locations around Australia as it struggled to find supply of its key ingredient: fresh chicken. It said its suppliers were being hit by staff shortages due to Covid-19.

KFC did not specify which menu items were affected, or which of its suppliers were experiencing problems.

โ€œWe’re working with our multiple suppliers to mitigate the impact and provide them with support, but we expect some disruptions to continue in the coming weeks,” a company spokesperson told CNN.

Australian poultry processor Inghamโ€™s, which supplies chicken to KFC, told the news outlet that it was โ€œexperiencing significantly lower levels of staff availability, which is impacting production volumes and operational efficiencyโ€.

โ€œThe rapid spread of the Omicron variant … and the resulting staff shortages, are now also having a significant impact on the Australian supply chain, operations, logistics and sales performance of Ingham’s, and some of its suppliers and customers,โ€ the company stated in a stock exchange filing.

The key ingredients shortage in Australia also hit McDonald’s, an American fast-food company. The chain is experiencing a potato shortage.

McDonald’s has over 36,000 stores in 119 countries and territories, the second-most stores out of all fast-food chains worldwide behind only Subway. McDonaldโ€™s serve almost 54 million people daily.

Last week, KFC was in trouble with Kenyans, particularly those on social media, after it announced a potato shortage despite an abundant supply of the produce in the country.

Following the furore, KFC Kenya, which imports its potatoes from Egypt, would later state in a statement that it had initiated plans to source the produce locally.

KFC uses potatoes in fries preparation.

Source: CNN

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