Bird flu causes Zinger Wing shortage
KFC South Africa recently confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) has caused a shortage of chicken wings in some areas of the country.
IF you have driven to your local KFC branch, in search of the fast food restaurant’s deliciously famous Zinger Wings, only to be met with the dreaded ‘out of stock’ sign, you are not alone.
Thousands of hungry South Africans’ quest to satisfy their cravings have been dashed by the devastating bird flu.
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KFC South Africa recently confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) has caused a shortage of chicken wings in some areas of the country.
“Wings are a favourite among South Africans but there are only two per bird. The continued outbreaks across the country have increased the pressure on supply but we will ensure that the impact to our customers is minimised,” said Gail Sham, Corporate Communications Manager of KFC Africa.
“We want to reassure our customers that we are working tirelessly to bring supply levels back to normal to meet the demand for Finger Lickin’ Good wings. In the interim however, we do anticipate limited supply resulting in some restaurants being intermittently out of stock,” added Sham.
KFC currently sources all chicken locally from RCL Foods (Rainbow Chickens), CBH (Country Bird Holdings) and Astral.
With the ongoing shortage people have turned to Twitter to share their woeful Zinger Winger-less experiences, with hilarious results.
https://twitter.com/Mfondiny/status/929293114140917761
https://twitter.com/asi_roc/status/930962931117850628
https://twitter.com/Nelz767/status/929802965787070464
https://twitter.com/AnnieLockhat/status/927617681930506241
Uhm when did KFC become this expensive? 8 zinger wings ke R50 when did it get to this 😕
— 👸🏾 (@Chrescenda) November 12, 2017
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