McDonald's Japan slices fries to small size as it faces shipping snags
07/01/2022 07:39
TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Japanese customers will have to
settle for a small serving of McDonald's fries for the next
month or so after the fast-food chain said it was limiting
portions due to shipping problems.
McDonald's Holdings Company Japan 2702.T said in a
statement on Friday that the impact of flood damage on the port
of Vancouver and other disruptions since last year would delay
an expected shipment of potatoes from North America.
Global shipping operations continue to be severely affected
by a mix of factors including COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns,
extreme weather and a rapid recovery in demand.
As a result, McDonald's said that from Sunday it would sell
only S-sized fries for about a month "to make sure we have
plenty of inventory and our customers can enjoy McDonald's fries
without interruption."
The fast-food chain took the same step for a week at the end
of December at its roughly 2,900 branches in Japan.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Alexander Smith)
((ran.kim@thomsonreuters.com; +81-3-4520-1228))