NZ veggie shortage hits burger chain
The Kiwi burger chain has asked customers to bear with them while they overcome the "lettuce famine of 2017" that has left them having to swap out iceberg lettuce for other greenery in their burgers at times.
She said BurgerFuel was trying to maintain the integrity and flavour of their burgers given the changes and recommended customers go for a regular wholemeal or gluten free bun until they could again offer the lettuce-wrapped Low Carborator burger.
Horticulture New Zealand CEO Mike Chapman said the availability of veggies such as lettuce and spinach, which were wiped out by heavy rain and flooding, was improving.
"Supply is going better than it has been, so we're expecting to see it increase and with supply increasing...prices will come back a little bit."
However Chapman said with winter fast approaching, the supply won't be as plentiful as in summer.
source: nzherald.co.nz
