# McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2021-08-24 Category: BUSINESS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/business Meta Title: McDonald's UK facing supply chain issues, removes Meta Description: Discover why McDonald's UK has had to cut milkshakes and drinks from its menu amidst British supply chain struggles affecting retail and hospitality. URL: https://financedigest.com/mcdonalds-milkshakes-off-the-british-menu-after-supply-chain-issues-2html ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2021-08-24t103214z1lynxmpeh7n0durtroptp4mcdonald-s-corp-digital-1-1736837983877-compressed.jpg) LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restaurants as it battled the supply chain issues that are hitting businesses across the retail and hospitality sector. The company did not specify what the issues were but said it was working hard to return the items to the menu as soon as possible. “Like most retailers, we are currently experiencing some supply chain issues, impacting the availability of a small number of products,” a McDonald’s UK and Ireland spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. [“Bottled drinks](https://www.financedigest.com/russias-ochakovo-ups-soft-drink-bottling-capacity-as-western-rivals-leave.html "Russia’s Ochakovo ups soft drink bottling capacity as Western rivals leave") and milkshakes are temporarily unavailable in restaurants across England, Scotland and Wales. [British retailers](https://www.financedigest.com/valentines-day-spending-boosts-british-retail-sales-in-february-brc.html "Valentine’s Day spending boosts British retail sales in February – BRC"), cafes and restaurants are struggling to cope with a shortage of drivers, and in particular heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, and food processing staff after COVID-19. The problem is not unique to Britain – the United States and other European countries also have truck driver shortages – but Brexit has made matters worse, industry [groups say](https://www.financedigest.com/saipem-shares-drop-group-says-cannot-explain-why.html "Saipem shares drop, group says cannot explain why"). While new drivers struggled to train and qualify during spells of the pandemic, Britain has been [hit by an exodus of European](https://www.financedigest.com/analysis-forget-showering-its-eat-or-heat-for-shocked-europeans-hit-by-energy-crisis.html "Analysis-Forget showering, it’s eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis") drivers, with the Road Haulage Association estimating that around 30,000 have stopped operating in the country since it left the EU single market in January. Chicken restaurant chain Nando’s last week was forced to temporarily close more than 40 outlets in Britain due to staff shortages in its chicken [supply](https://www.financedigest.com/minimising-supply-chain-cyber-risks-by-asking-the-right-questions.html "MINIMISING SUPPLY CHAIN CYBER RISKS BY ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS") chain. McDonald’s rival KFC has also said on Twitter it was struggling to [stock some items or use its normal packaging due to “disruption” in recent](https://www.financedigest.com/is-the-market-right-to-be-losing-its-head-with-the-recent-stock-market-collapse.html "Is the market right to be losing its head with the recent Stock market collapse?") weeks. Unprecedented [shortages of both staff and materials are hampering Britain’s](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-facing-tomatoes-shortage-after-overseas-harvests-disrupted.html "Britain facing tomatoes shortage after overseas harvests disrupted") post-lockdown economic rebound, a closely watched economic survey showed on Monday. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---