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Chick-fil-A is the latest to face supply chain issues as it limits its famous saucesChick-fil-A is the latest to face supply chain issues as it limits its famous sauces

The quick-service restaurant brand is restricting sauces to one per item at some locations

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

May 12, 2021

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Chick-fil-A is the latest restaurant to face supply chain shortages over a product: its sauces. The quick-service chicken chain’s famous sauces are now being limited to one per order, the company said Wednesday.

A “shortage of select items” at the Atlanta-based chain have led to this new development, according to the chain.

“Due to industry wide supply chain shortages, some items, like sauces, may be unavailable. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience,” read a statement on the company website.

There was no timeline for when Chick-fil-A expected the shortage to be resolved across its over 2,000 U.S. restaurants, nor information on what lead to the shortage.

According to local site WTRF, one Chick-fil-A location sent customers an e-mail stating the following: “Sauces at Chick-fil-A will be limited to one sauce per entree, two sauces per meal and three sauces per 30-count nuggets.” That was not a company-wide mandate, however as the e-mail was distributed locally to West Virginia residents and not nationally nor is it on the chain’s website.

This is the latest in the year-long supply chain issues that have plagued the restaurant industry, with shortages in everything from beef to chicken wings. Such shortages have caused restaurateurs to raise prices, discontinue menu items and find other creative solutions.

Ketchup also faced a shortage, though manufacturer Heinz announced a 25% increase in production output recently.

Chick-fil-A has not been impacted by the chicken shortage.

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About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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