KFC lettuce shortage Australia

Extreme weather is being blamed for a shortage of lettuce that has prompted fast food chain KFC to put cabbage on its burgers and led to soaring prices.

It had to cut menu items in January amid shortages of chicken. It’s at least the second time this year that KFC Australia has been left without ready supply of key components for some of its most popular offerings. Consumers have also been hit with exorbitant prices for the humble salad ingredient in the grocery aisles. Whether things plateau or whether they come down slowly remains to be seen.” KFC attributed the menu change to “lettuce supply chain disruptions due to the impacts of the recent Queensland and NSW floods” that had devastated the crops in those states. KFC notified customers that due to the shortage, it would use a “blend of lettuce and cabbage” in its outlets until supplies returned to normal.

KFC has been forced to make menu changes again in Australia, as the fast food chain is hit with shortages of key ingredients. This time it's lettuce.

And Nando's, the popular British chain, was forced to take the drastic step of closing some of its restaurants to stop selling medium and large portions of fries after delays in potato shipments to the country. It temporarily removed some items from the menu at certain locations around the country as its suppliers were affected by staff shortages related to Covid-19.

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Abares said in its quarterly outlook on June 7 that "almost all aspects of the supply chain are facing inflationary pressures" in 2022 and 2023, when in "normal times", production in other areas "becomes available to fill supply gaps" to lead to price recovery of fruits and vegetables. Supply chain disruptions are due to heavy flooding across the east coast of Australia, which wiped out much of the lettuce crop earlier in 2022, the fast food chain said. KFC in Australia is putting cabbage in its burgers due to a shortage of lettuce that has led to prices to soar, Bloomberg reported on June 7.

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Since the floods, grocery prices have increased as one woman saw a single iceberg lettuce costing $12 and a punnet of blueberries seen at $20 in a Queensland IGA supermarket. Consumers in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania were advised they may have a “temporary blend” of lettuce and cabbage in their meals to make up for the shortage. The iconic chain alerted customers to its lettuce shortage this week by posting a menu update on its website.

KFC says change is due to a lettuce shortage after floods destroyed crops in New South Wales and Queensland.

A single head of iceberg lettuce in Sydney or Melbourne that once sold for about $2 now goes for close to $8. “Due to the recent floods in NSW [New South Wales] and QLD [Queensland] we’re currently experiencing a lettuce shortage. The fried chicken chain KFC has been forced to make menu changes in its burgers and wraps in Australia as the country faces the consequences of floods that destroyed lettuce crops.

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Australia’s eastern coast was hit by severe floods this year that killed at least 22 people, according to the Brisbane Times, and disrupted agricultural crops. It said the company hoped to “get things back to normal ASAP.” “We’re currently experiencing a lettuce shortage.

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“Like many businesses across Australia, our supply chain & workforce has been impacted by COVID-19,” KFC said in a media release on Jan. 12. The price increases are being driven by fertilizer shortages due to supply chain issues in China, labor shortages, and the floods across Australia’s east coast. Minor flood warnings are still in place across multiple parts of both states.

A shortage of lettuce across Australia has prompted fast food restaurant KFC to switch up its menu and ...

“Like many businesses across Australia, our supply chain & workforce has been impacted by COVID-19,” KFC said in a media release on Jan. 12. The price increases are being driven by fertilizer shortages due to supply chain issues in China, labor shortages, and the floods across Australia’s east coast. Minor flood warnings are still in place across multiple parts of both states.