Chicken shortage shuts hundreds of KFC stores in UK
Fried chicken chain switches to a new delivery supplier which is having operational issues
London
SOME KFC outlets in Britain are to remain shut for the rest of the week, the fast-food operator said on Tuesday as a supply crisis rumbled on, leaving fans craving a fix of deep-fried chicken.
About 450 of the chain's 900 outlets remained closed late on Tuesday after "operational issues" with new German delivery supplier DHL left them without poultry supplies.
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