Japanese French Fry Shortage Eased After Emergency Air Shipment
- 9 years ago
The French fry shortage in Japan has been eased thanks to an airlifted shipment of sliced potatoes.
The French fry shortage in Japan has been eased thanks to an airlifted shipment of sliced potatoes.
McDonald's sent the emergency stock to help fill in the supply gap left by shipping delays.
Those transit issues are the result of labor disputes occurring at a number of docks along the US west coast.
Crews there are engaged in a work slow-down as a means of gaining leverage in negotiations.
Among the businesses affected by it are Japan’s McDonald's outlets, which have found themselves with too few fries to meet demand.
Thus, they’ve had to ration what they do have, making medium and large orders of the side unavailable.
Sales of the bigger portions are expected to resume on January 5th.
McDonald's is continuing to explore alternate ways of getting a steady supply of French fries to their Japanese stores.
In addition to airlifting a thousand tons of product, they’ve sent a large quantity from east coast ports.
The company released a statement saying they’re doing their best, but they can’t guarantee that there will not be further interruptions in availability.
The French fry shortage in Japan has been eased thanks to an airlifted shipment of sliced potatoes.
McDonald's sent the emergency stock to help fill in the supply gap left by shipping delays.
Those transit issues are the result of labor disputes occurring at a number of docks along the US west coast.
Crews there are engaged in a work slow-down as a means of gaining leverage in negotiations.
Among the businesses affected by it are Japan’s McDonald's outlets, which have found themselves with too few fries to meet demand.
Thus, they’ve had to ration what they do have, making medium and large orders of the side unavailable.
Sales of the bigger portions are expected to resume on January 5th.
McDonald's is continuing to explore alternate ways of getting a steady supply of French fries to their Japanese stores.
In addition to airlifting a thousand tons of product, they’ve sent a large quantity from east coast ports.
The company released a statement saying they’re doing their best, but they can’t guarantee that there will not be further interruptions in availability.