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McDonalds Can’t Export Enough Potatoes

Reuters
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December 21, 2021
Reuters

By Sakura Murakami (Reuters) McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan said on Tuesday it would suspend the sale of medium- and large-sized french fries for a week starting on Friday due to port supply chain bottlenecks.

The company is seeing delays in potato shipments due to supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as from shipping disruptions in Canada. The potatoes used for the french fries are imported from North America, it said.

The popular fast-food company said french fries in small sizes will continue to be on sale.

The company did not quantify the  financial impact of the temporary suspension.

(Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Reuters)

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021.

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