Taco Bell experiences food shortages

My American compatriots: today I bring you sad news. The food shortages that have hit our nation in the wake of COVID, leading to sterile store shelves, epic battles over yeast and flour, and astronomically priced pastrami have now struck our beloved Taco Bell. Yes, it’s true: even though Bell boasts the return of Nacho Fries and the beginnings of not one but two new flatbread tacos, customers report that the chain lacks beef, chicken, tortillas, and just about every other ingredient essential to the Taco Bell experience, even hot sauce.

“Sorry if we can’t feed your current urge,” Taco Bell announced in a bright orange banner above its website (although in lowercase). “Due to national ingredient shortages and delivery delays, we may be running out of some items.”

In an official statement to CNN, Taco Bell declined to mention exactly what items were missing, but people’s voices, via social media, were not so circumspect. “For anyone craving Taco Bell tonight I’ll spare you the commute, they don’t have chicken or beef, national shortage or anything like that.” I just ate black beans in a hard shell, ”a Twitter user reported. quoted by CBS News. “Taco Bell has a ‘district-wide hot sauce shortage… times are tough,” another tweeted.

On Reddit, a user recount their own sad experience: “They couldn’t make burritos because they were with 10” tortillas, and none of the tacos had lettuce or tomato on them. pretty much anything that comes from fresh.

When asked by CBS, Taco Bell released a statement attributing the shortage to “domestic transport delays” and offering assurances that things would return to normal soon. CBS observed that Taco Bell isn’t the only national chain with supply issues: Recently, Chick-fil-A resorted to ration of sachets of sauce. Really, we are going through difficult times.