KFC Wolverhampton among hundreds of outlets shut due to chicken shortage
Fast-food chain KFC has closed hundreds of restaurants - including in Wolverhampton - after they ran out of chicken.
It was not such a finger lickin' good day for customers left disappointed by the lack of fried chicken across the UK.
The company 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.
A message had been posted in the window of the Wolverhampton outlet in Queen Square with doors shut to customers.
It said: "Sorry we're closed. We deliver our chicken fresh into our restaurants, but we've had a few hiccups with the delivery today.
"We wouldn't want to open without offering our full menu, but we'll be back at the fryers as soon as we can."
The company also tweeted out: "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!
"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."
KFC was previously a client of Bidvest Logistics but has since swapped contract to enlist DHL for food deliveries.
The chicken chain gave a "shout out" to its restaurant teams, who the company said were "working flat out to get us back up and running again".
In its own statement, DHL said: "Due to operational issues a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete or delayed.
"We are working with KFC and our partners to rectify the situation as a priority and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused."
DHL announced in November that it had been appointed alongside QSL to manage the supply and distribution of food products and packaging for more than 850 KFC restaurants throughout the UK.
It said DHL would manage the physical warehouse and distribution service, with KFC adding it had specifically chosen the pair for their reputation of "innovation in logistics" across other industries.
