KFC Australia to use cabbage in burgers amid lettuce shortage
AUSTRALIA — Australia is facing a lettuce shortage that has led to soaring prices and even has reportedly spurred fast food giants, KFC to use cabbage in its burgers.
According to an article from TIME Magazine, KFC Australia notified customers that it will use a blend of lettuce and cabbage throughout its restaurants, citing supply chain disruptions after heavy flooding across the east coast wiped out much of the lettuce crop earlier in the year.
TIME reports that Australians have been hit with exorbitant prices for lettuce and have been venting on social media that they have been paying A$12 (US$8.61) for a head of iceberg lettuce.
This is the second time this year that KFC Australia has been left without ready supply of key components for some of its most popular offerings. It had to cut menu items in January amid shortages of chicken.
