Cybersecurity Stocks Tumble After Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI Leak Sparks Market Fears 
Lynas Rare Earths Signs Vietnam Deal with LS Eco Energy to Boost Magnet Metal Production 
U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Iran Reviews U.S. Ceasefire Proposal 
Henkel in Advanced Talks to Acquire Olaplex at $2 Per Share 
Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper Mine: U.S. Smelting Challenges and Global Operations Update 
Nanya Technology Shares Surge 10% After $2.5 Billion Private Placement from Sandisk and Cisco 
Chinese Universities with PLA Ties Found Purchasing Restricted U.S. AI Chips Through Super Micro Servers 
Asian Currencies Stay Muted as Dollar Holds Firm Amid Iran Uncertainty 
Nomura Upgrades PDD Holdings to Buy, Calls Stock Too Cheap to Ignore 
NASDAQ Tech Selloff: Correction or Collapse? What Analysts Are Saying 
Japan Eyes Oil Futures Intervention to Stabilize Yen Amid Middle East Crisis 
Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war? 
Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Dollar Stays Firm Amid Middle East Uncertainty 
Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain 
China Opens Door to Stronger U.S. Trade Ties Amid Rising Tensions 
Meta Ties Executive Pay to Aggressive Stock Price Targets in Major Retention Push 
OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ending $1 Billion Disney Partnership 
Burger King Japan has experienced a potato shortage several times already, and there are instances when this even happened just weeks apart. Now the shortage problem is back, and the company started looking for a way to replace the beloved french fries side menu.
According to Japan Today, while french fries are now back on the Burger King Japan menu list, the fast-food chain still wants to find a new side menu. This is because there is still no assurance that the supply of potatoes will not be uninterrupted again.
Burger King Japan knows that the potato shortage crisis is still a threat to businesses. Thus, it is looking to add a new menu that can be a substitute in case the stores run out of french fries again. For this, the burger joint introduced dried ramen as a replacement when the fries are not available.
The company is adding the “Daitai Potato” in its combo meals, and this is a good alternative as the Japanese love ramen. This is also called the “Sorta Potato,” and this product also gives the same salty and starchy satisfaction that french fries lovers enjoy.
Burger King Japan will be serving Daitai Potato set instead of french fries, and this side is actually a bag of Baby Star Dodekai Ramen. This is a crunchy dried ramen noodle snack that is very popular in the country. The product is already a best-seller on its own so it is expected to become a hit as well when served at the BK restaurants along with the flame-grilled beef burgers.
It should be noted that Burger King Japan did not suspend the sale of its french fries, but it only added the dried ramen snack to combo meals as a new option. It was reported that the Daitai Potato Set will be available at BK stores around the country starting May 16. It will be initially offered for a limited time.
Burger King Japan stated in a press release, “In response to such a situation (potato shortage), we recruited companies and organizations that can propose a new side menu as an alternative to French fries. As a result, we received various proposals from more companies than expected.”
Finally, the company said that with all the proposals, it has decided to collaborate with Snack Company to offer the Baby Star Ramen, Baby Star Dodekai Ramen Chicken, and other snacks as an alternative to french fries.
