February 21. 2018

KFC

This week there is a chicken shortage in Britain, which has led to the temporary closure of 500 KFC fast food restaurants. Britons have been contacting the police and politicians complaining about the issue. Britons are also voicing their displeasure on social networking. KFC has blamed the problem on a logistical issue with DHL that has created the food shortage. It is a matter of concern that is worth noting that KFC has not been able to obtain chicken locally from another source to ease the shortage, despite the fact they are losing millions of dollars everyday the problem continues.

Months ago on November 14, 2017, I wrote on Twitter.com that Britain needs to handle/grow more of its own agriculture to prevent shortages (see screencap of tweet below). Britain is in the middle of Brexit, which is the nation's pending departure from the European Union. Some of Britain's food comes from European Union member states (and other nations outside the EU). Britain also has to take into consideration other external factors as well. 

My November 14, 2017 tweet on Twitter.com warning about about potential food shortages in Britain

Britain has a significant amount of land, which is perfect for farming and raising animals for food. The British government needs to thoroughly plan for the future in this regard, by implementing controls that would prevent food shortages, while making the nation more self-sufficient in the area of agriculture.

While I understand certain warm weather foods cannot be successful grown outdoors in Britain, cold weather staples such as chicken and potatoes must be adequately covered by local farming. It is a serious matter that needs to be addressed. There needs to be more agricultural complexes where a wide variety of foods can be grown indoors, successfully mass produced to meet the demand/need. It would also create jobs. The government may have to chip in with subsidies to get more facilities up and running.

STORY SOURCE

KFC chicken 'crisis': Met Police called over fast food chain's chicken 'drought'

The Met Police have urged hungry KFC fans not to call them asking for emergency assistance over the fast food chain’s chicken shortage. Officers in Tower Hamlets were forced to say the so-called “crisis” is not a police matter after scores of London outlets were forced to close when they ran out of chicken.

The closures, which are expected to last for the rest of the week while KFC battles the shortage, sparked panic among chicken fans. Amid the chaos, the east London police unit wrote on its Twitter page on Tuesday: “Please do not contact us about the #KFCCrisis - it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is not serving the menu that you desire."

Scotland Yard said it receives more than 14,5000 calls every weekday, and that it is undergoing a continued drive to reduce improper use of 999 calls. It comes after more than 500 branches of the restaurant remained closed today after it was revealed the Colonel had “run out of chicken” due to supply issues.

Londoners disappointed that their local KFC had closed have also been contacting their MPs to vent their outrage at what has been dubbed “the great 2018 chicken drought”. Neil Coyle, Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, said he had been contacted by some of his constituents about the chicken shortage the chain suffered...

https://www.standard.co.uk