Wendy's takes burgers off menu in some locations due to meat shortages

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Wendy’s, known for advertising fresh beef in its burger patties, is dealing with higher prices for scarce beef. Bloomberg reports that customers noticed that they could only order chicken menu items for take out or delivery while using the restaurant’s official app in California.

Soon, customers pointed out on Twitter that Wendy’s hallmark product was not available, prompting users to rhetorically ask “Where’s the beef?” as a riff on the company's catch phrase.

Speaking to Restaurant Business, Heidi Schauer, a Wendy’s spokesperson, wrote in an email that the company acknowledged its supply chain difficulties, and is “working closely with our supplier partners and restaurant teams to minimize the impact to our customers and continue to monitor this closely.”

Wendy’s has yet to comment on the menu change ...

https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/infrastructure/496113-wendys-takes-burgers-off-menu-in-some

[Cirque du So-What]

1. Symptomatic of an evolutionary dead end

Libertarian philosophy led to a food supply chain that depends on cheap labor (primarily powerless, easily exploited undocumented workers). Contagious disease runs rampant in an environment designed for maximum efficiency at the expense of human needs.

I wish all libertarians would all pack up and go live together somewhere and leave the rest of us alone.

Sorry for the rant.

[mahina]

2. Don't be sorry. You're right. I'm just waiting until the armed protesters come

I blame this on the government, but not rationally

[doc03]

3. Yes someone told me they didn't have chili a couple days ago they were told because of a meat

shortage. Another friend said they didn't have hamburgers at one local store. I get the Spicy Chicken most of the time myself.
It is probably because they don't use frozen meat. With some of the meat processors closed fresh meat is not
available.