Posted on 12/21/2021 6:24:19 PM PST by blam
A ‘fry-tening’ supply chain problem has materialized for McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan is forcing it to ration french fries for at least a week due to a potatoes shortage.
Beginning on Friday, Japanese consumers desiring a classic Big Mac will be barred from ordering medium- and large-sized french fries. They will be only allowed to order small french fries as the company blames massive flooding in Vancouver for its soggy mess and attempts to source spuds elsewhere.
About 2,900 McDonald’s restaurants in the country will experience french fry rationing for at least this week “to ensure that as many customers as possible will have continued access to our french fries,” according to Bloomberg.
McDonald’s believes the shortage will be resolved by New Year’s eve, and said meals that come with medium fries will be reduced by 44 cents to reflect the smaller portion. It said the rationing wouldn’t affect hash brown.
The popular fast-food company didn’t quantify the financial impact of the french fry shortage.
This is the second time in three years, McDonald’s has experienced a french fry shortage. Cold weather and the impact of a hurricane in 2019 damaged potato crops across North America and led to supply woes for french fry processors.
The latest french fry shortage is an example of fragile global supply chains as weather volatility increases.
The things are frozen for indefinite periods of time. What does ‘weather volatility’ have to do with anything.
Not Guilty!
1800s, irish potato famine
2000s, japanese potato famine
Both island nations
Really weird languages
Maniacal fighters
Both have some really annoying native music
Hmmm....
Have self respect, no simping here :)
Simping?
They could always find healthier sources for fries. There are plenty of varieties in Bolivia—blue, purple, red, etc. Then sweet potatoes are growth in the South quite frequently (the South of the United States that is).
One local store has all sorts of varieties of potatoes from all over the Americas. Maybe McDonalds can use this opportunity to introduce something new, colorful and healthier. But then again, plain white is what the management wants.
“Would you like fries with that?”
“Yes.”
“WELL YOU CAN’T HAVE THEM!”
Deep fried Globalist Reset is #1 on the menu
So they have plenty but they are wet?
That’s quite the FeeFry Pick !
Didn’t know the French influenced Asians so thoroughly
What’s self respect got to do with the above female being Not Guilty?
Brandon told us it was going to be a dark winter,
now they are rationing french fries!!!
WOAH! Rhonda McDonald is lookin’ really........tall.
About the fries thing, though. How hard is it to just use potatoes? They’re super easy to grow.
Of course, I’m continuing the FR tradition of NOT reading the entire article.
I have an excuse, though:
I’m drinking.
But it is far less expensive to import them from the Pacific Northwest. I think this is the issue here and it isn't a long-term issue.
The Japanese do love their fries and have the most McDonald's locations in the world, second only to the United States.
Now let’s visualize an American McDonald’s drive thru with a person of color being told no on the fries order.
Company would have to have policy 1) franchise shift manager
informs SWAT team 2) employee informs customer in measured tones and says “we are sorry for the inconvenience.” 3) all duck behind bullet proof shields as SWAT team rappels down roof.
Saddest story aside from actual killings of employees was the one where a young black employee was grabbed by the irate driver and pulled out of the drive thru service window. She was petite and could fit through.
She fell between the curb of the building and the car wheel and was then kicked and beaten by not only the driver but by another man in the back seat who got on top of her to beat her more severely.
Happy fries customers photo....
We wuv fwies. Wuv ‘em.
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