High demand for McDonald’s snack wraps causes shortages of lettuce supply in some restaurants
Fast food workers struggle to afford the meals they provide, according to a new report.
McDonald’s snack wrap debut Earlier this month, lettuce supply was temporarily drained due to unexpected demand.
Less than a week after the snack wrap, the fried chicken strip rolled into the tortilla, went back to the menu and sent notifications to the McDonald’s franchisees, notifying them to add Shredded Lettuce to their McChicken sandwiches to save supplies, according to a company note seen by the Wall Street Journal.
The order sent to the franchisee last week said McDonald’s was merely a temporary issue, but aimed to help places where supplies were shortages.
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Demand for snack wraps skyrockets, causing a shortage of lettuce at McDonald’s restaurants. (McDonald’s)
McDonald said he followed a typical process in terms of predicting and predicting how much supply is needed across the restaurant. However, it did not expect such a surge in pent-up demand.
Snack Wrap hit the menu on July 10th, nine years after it was removed nationwide.
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“After demand came nine years later, fans showed up fully powerfully to celebrate snack wrap’s return,” McDonald told Fox Business. “We were blown away by the response from the packed restaurants lined up through the doors to non-stop social buzz.”
Snack Wrap hit the menu on July 10th, nine years after it was removed nationwide. (McDonald’s)
The company said the shortage of lettuce supply has been resolved and remains stable as of Wednesday. The cessation of other ingredients was also temporary as the ingredients were replenished frequently.
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McDonald’s has long been driving the return of snack wraps. In mid-April, the company hinted on social media that it would arrive at 0x.14.2025. Before that, McDonald’s US President Joe Arlinger made plans to renew his snack wrap in 2025 in early December, revealing that he had “cult following,” and “cult following,” “I received so many emails in my inbox about this product” and “cult following.”
The company said the shortage of lettuce supply has been resolved and remains stable as of Wednesday. (via Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency Getty Images/Getty Images)
McDonald said his clients’ love for snack wraps decided to bring them back.
“From countless social media posts to full-fledged petitions, they never gave up on their favorite menu items.” company I said. “They’re the people who inspired us to go back to the menu.”
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Sophia Compton from Fox Business contributed to this report.