Wednesday 8 June 2022 04:01 AM Lettuce shortage: Subway swap sandwich filling for cabbage after KFC forced to ... trends now
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Another fast food giant has been forced to sub lettuce with cabbage due to a nationwide shortage crisis and soaring prices.
Subway is the second restaurant within two days to announce it's temporarily mixing the salad staples together as prices for a single iceberg soar to $12 after crops were wiped out in the recent floods across NSW and Queensland.
It comes a day after KFC announced the change to its menu until the lettuce shortage eases.
Some Subway stores are already making do without the staple sandwich filler, prompting the fast food giant to address the issue on its Australian website.
'Lettuce explain: Being a fresh food company means riding the ups and downs of fresh produce,' the site states.
'We're currently facing a shortage of lettuce from our local lettuce farmers.
'So, in the short-term, we'll be mixing lettuce with cabbage ... while more lettuce is on the way.'
Subway is the latest fast food chain to announce it's mixing lettuce with cabbage as the nationwide lettuce crisis continues
Subway has confirmed the temporarily menu change on its Australian website
Reaction from Subway lovers has been mixed with some cheekily calling for the return of lettuce when the fast food giant asked online on Wednesday what menu item should be brought back.
Others saw the funny side.
'Lettuce pray they
