McDonald’s Holdings Co. Amidst Japan slashing the size of french fries after flooding at the port of Vancouver and the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down key supplies for the main menu item, US freight forwarder Flexport Inc said it would fly three planes loaded with potatoes. Will help you fly. To ease the spud shortage to Japan which has rationed French fries to McDonald’s in the country.
Chief Executive Officer Ryan Peterson said in a tweet without providing details. Pietersen said in a post last week that he was learning about McDonald’s struggle with the French fry shortage in the country. “Flexport contracts to ship three 747 loads of potatoes to Japan to meet French fry shortage,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, another Twitter user who followed the news pointed out that a 747 can carry
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan said on December 21 that it would only offer small-sized french fries after floods at Vancouver port and the Covid-19 pandemic cut key supplies for main menu items. Footage from a local television report showed customers in a long line at a Tokyo store to receive their final orders of large chunks of fries before rations went into effect.
The fast-food company has said it expects the issue to be resolved by New Year’s Eve and was arranging alternative shipment options such as airplanes. McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan could not confirm or deny using Flexport to import its potatoes. A spokesperson said by telephone on Wednesday that sales of medium and large-sized fries would resume as planned on December 31. Flexport’s Peterson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The shortage isn’t just limited to Japan. In New York, iconic burger joint JG Mellon said in an Instagram post last week that it was suspending sales of its cottage fries due to supply-chain issues. The flow of products from cream cheese to chicken tenders has also come under pressure.
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