A NUMBER of KFC stores across Ireland and the UK have been forced to close due to a shortage of chicken caused by delivery problems.
KFC's new delivery contract with DHL has gotten off to a bad start with a range of restaurants left without the vital ingredient.
KFC was previously a client of Bidvest Logistics but has since swapped contract to enlist DHL for food deliveries.
The company's UK & Ireland Twitter account said that of those outlets that were still open, many were offering a limited menu or had cut their hours.
It gave no notice of when operations would be back to normal.
"We've brought a new delivery partner onboard, but they've had a couple of teething problems - getting fresh chicken out to 900 restaurants across the country is pretty complex!" KFC said in a statement.
"We won't compromise on quality, so no deliveries has meant some of our restaurants are closed and others are operating a limited menu, or shortened hours," the company added.
"We know that this might have inconvenienced some of you over the last few days, and disappointed you when you wanted your fried chicken fix - we're really sorry about that."
Some Irish restaurants including the ones at Liffey Valley and Jervis in Dublin are among those who were closed yesterday because of the problem.
Fear not, however, the Colonel says he's "working on it".
The Colonel is working on it. pic.twitter.com/VvvnDLvlyq
— KFC UK (@KFC_UKI) February 17, 2018
