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Japanese fast food restaurant managers are trying to work out how they can conserve french fry supplies, after it was revealed that the country is facing a shortage of chips. Restaurants are scrambling for emergency supplies and trying to stockpile the food thanks to the shortage in order to keep a smile on the faces of their customers. <\/p>\n

According to reports, a strike by dockers in the US has meant that supplies of french fries destined for Japan have been severely delayed, causing panic in the industry. The strikes have apparently caused a drastic slowdown in the shipping of chips to Japan for a number of months now.<\/p>\n

The supply of chips in restaurants is now apparently starting to seriously dwindle, and this has led to drastic action being taken in order to avoid a 'zero fry' situation. <\/p>\n

McDonalds in Japan said it has enough supply at the moment to last a number of months, but is keeping a close eye on things in case it starts to run low. Another chain, named Gusto, has said that it is looking for a way to airlift in 200 tonnes of chips to help meet demand. <\/p>\n

It's just the latest in a string of food disasters to hit Japan, after it was announced recently that the country was also low on butter. A long, hot summer has been blamed for exhausting dairy cows across the country and depleting their ability to produce milk. <\/p>\n

This news couldn't come at a worse time of the year for Japan either. While the majority of us in the UK will sit down to turkey on Christmas day this year, the Japanese custom is quite different. Thanks to a large scale advertising campaign in the country from KFC in 1974, it has become customary for Japanese people to enjoy fried chicken on Christmas day. And what would a Bargain Bucket be without the fries?\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801765642-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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