McDonalds' Japan has to ration french fries as the fast food chain can't import enough potatoes amid the supply chain crisis
McDonald's Japanese outlets are set to suspend the sale of large and medium-sized french fries as the fast-food chain contends with potato shortages.
From this Friday, customers at all 2,900 McDonald's stores in Japan will only be able to buy small-sized servings of fries for a week, theThe company is instituting the policy following a potato shortage caused by global supply chain disruptions and massive floods in Canada, McDonald's Japan said it's proactively securing its supplies with alternative means, such as shipping via air freight.In 2014, McDonald's Japan outlets put a limit on customer purchases of french fries after a US labor dispute caused shipping delays,
reported. The fast-food giant had to import over 1,000 tonnes of frozen fries using air freight at the time to deal with the emergency.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.NOW WATCH: Restaurants all over the world are putting delicious twists on french fries — here are 9 to try
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