TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese branch of McDonald’s, McDonald’s Holdings Japan, announced on Tuesday that it will suspend the sale of medium and large fries for a week from Friday due to congestion in chains. supply.
The fast food chain faces potato delivery delays as the coronavirus pandemic has shaken supply chains.
Heavy flooding near the port of Vancouver in Canada, where the company imports its potatoes, also disrupted deliveries.
Small portions of fries will still be on the menu in around 2,900 McDonald’s restaurants in Japan, the group said in a statement, without however quantifying the financial impact of this temporary suspension.
(Report Sakura Murakami; French version Elena Vardon, edited by Blandine Hénault)
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