The company posted a notice on its local website this week telling customers it would add cabbage to some of its products because lettuce crops across the country had been destroyed by recent flooding.
“We will be using a mix of lettuce and cabbage in all lettuce-containing products until further notice,” it said, citing a shortage following high waters in New South Wales and Queensland.
The change will affect KFC restaurants in those states, as well as Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania, and is expected to cover products such as Zinger Burgers and Crunch Twister wraps.
Customers who prefer not to have the substitution can opt out, the chain said.
Food producers around the world are grappling with shortages of various kinds as supplies continue to be reduced or delayed due to a series of crises, including pandemic-related labor shortages, adverse weather and warfare. Russia with Ukraine.
