Saizeriya, a Japan-based chain of family-style Italian restaurants, has discontinued certain dishes over supply chain disruptions abroad and is turning to domestic procurement of certain ingredients.
Grilled chicken with cheese and tomato sauce, an entree priced at 500 yen ($3.87), is no longer available because of supply challenges due to a labor shortage in Thailand — the source of the main ingredient. A 300 yen appetizer featuring salami from Milano was also taken off the menu at all locations after Japan suspended imports of pork and cured meats from Italy following an outbreak of African swine fever.
Saizeriya, which took these steps in April, is also expected to discontinue prosciutto from Parma when its stock runs out.
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サイゼリヤによりますと、4月の中旬から提供を終えたのは、タイ産鶏肉を使う「柔らかチキンのチーズ焼き」（500円）です。
タイの新型コロナの流行に伴い工場などでの人手不足により材料の供給が困難になったことが原因だということです。
ほかにも5月1日から「熟成ミラノサラミ」（300円）の提供を終了しています。
– TBS NEWS
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