IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell joined the ranks Tuesday of U.S. fast-food chains grappling with supply chain shortages, alerting customers via its website that some items are simply not currently available.
“Sorry if we can’t feed your current crave. Due to national ingredient shortages and delivery delays, we may be out of some items,” the message stated.
#TacoBell is the latest fast food giant to be hit by the nationwide shortage. 🌮
— Brooke DiPalma (@BrookeDiPalma) July 21, 2021
Of course, now I’m craving a Crunchwrap Supreme. https://t.co/P4a17MEkLJ
A Taco Bell spokesperson declined to specify for Today Food which menu items have been affected by the shortages but cited “national transportation delays happening throughout most of the industry” for the disruption.
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“Apologies for the inconvenience, and we hope to feed fans’ current Taco Bell cravings again soon,” the spokesperson wrote in an email to the outlet.
Although the shortages appear to vary widely by location, Twitter users mentioned chicken and hot sauce as two of the primary items vanishing from menus.
taco bell employee told me there was a "national shortage of everything right now," and i have decided to get my economic news exclusively from drive thru employees from now on
— bryan (@CopBroughtPizza) July 19, 2021
According to Fox Business, the hot sauce deficit is a direct result of a nationwide driver shortage.
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This pandemic has brought on a lot of shortages that I’ve been able to live with.
— Stephen Johnson (@Stephen_Roto) July 13, 2021
Today however…my Taco Bell told me there’s a mild sauce shortage and they ran out. That’s one product shortage too many. Now it’s serious. pic.twitter.com/2NuqrZSsxm
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