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McDonald’s rations fries in Japan due to potato shortage

McDonald’s rations fries in Japan due to potato shortage

Covid-19 and floods in Canada force fast-food company to sell only small-sized fries

A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with McDonald’s forced to ration fries as Covid-19 and floods in Canada squeeze potato imports.

McDonald’s Japan said it would only sell small-sized french fries for a week from Friday to avoid shortages. “Due to large-scale flooding near the Port of Vancouver … and the global supply chain crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are delays in the supply of potatoes.”

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