Disrupted supply chain causes French fries shortage worldwide

Southeast Asian fast food chains are hit by a shortage of fries due to supply problems for the frozen product from the US and Europe. At some of KFC's branches in Singapore, customers were informed that the company would be replacing fries with potato waffles on orders due to a "global supply interruption". McDonald's in Malaysia and Indonesia stopped selling large portions of fries late last month for the same reason, according to company posts posted on Twitter. Global supply chains have come under pressure from the omikron variant in recent months, due to increased customs controls in ports and labor shortages in the transport sector. McDonald's was forced to ration French fries in ...