A shortage of lettuce across Australia has prompted fast food restaurant KFC to switch up its menu and put cabbage in its chicken sandwiches and wraps.
KFC Australia said the move was due to a shortage of lettuce following recent floods in New South Wales and Queensland and noted that it would continue to use a mixture of cabbage and lettuce in its products until further notice.
Customers who don’t like cabbage can customize their sandwiches to remove the cabbage and lettuce blend, the company said.
Intense flooding hit New South Wales and Queensland in recent months, prompting the evacuation of residents and wiping out much of the lettuce crop. Minor flood warnings are still in place across multiple parts of both states….