Subway sandwiches are undergoing a change

Subway has become the second fast food chain to make a major change to its sandwiches amid the rising cost of fresh produce.

Subway has made a big change to its menu amid the rising costs of vegetables.

It has become the second major fast food chain in Australia to announce it will be mixing its lettuce with cabbage following the nationwide shortage and subsequent soaring prices of lettuce, which has hit it up to $12 a head.

“Being a fresh food company means riding the ups and downs of fresh produce,” Subway stated on its website.

“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 to keep you eating your favourite footlongs – while more lettuce is on the way.”

It means customers will have both vegetables in their sandwiches, something KFC also announced it will do.

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Subway sandwiches are going to be looking a little different.

The iconic chain alerted customers to its lettuce shortage this week by posting a menu update on its website.

According to KFC’s statement, recent flooding events in Queensland and NSW have been to blame and it could impact burgers like the popular Zinger.

Consumers in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania were advised they may have a “temporary blend” of lettuce and cabbage in their meals to make up for the shortage.

Some customers joked they would have to “rethink my whole meal”.

The chain announced it will mix cabbage with its lettuce amid the nationwide shortage and subsequent soaring prices of lettuce.

“The fact that you are replacing lettuce with cabbage makes me rethink my whole meal at KFC. There’s four or five other things I would eat before cabbage. It’s such a weird choice,” one person tweeted.

“Feels like a sign of the apocalypse,” said another.

Those who don’t want cabbage on their Zinger can customise their chosen product and remove lettuce from the recipe.

It said it is currently facing a lettuce shortage from its farmers.

“We’ve hit a bit of an iceberg and are currently experiencing some lettuce supply chain disruptions,” KFC said on its website.

“We’re working with our multiple suppliers to provide them with support, but we do expect disruptions to continue in the coming days.

KFC also announced this week it will be mixing cabbage with its lettuce.

High lettuce prices in Australia have forced the fast food chains to switch to a cabbage mix in burgers and sandwiches.

“Apologies for any inconvenience caused. We appreciate you all being little gems as we work to get things back to normal ASAP.”

News.com.au understands McDonald’s Australia is not experiencing major shortages at the moment nor adding cabbage to its lettuce mix.

“We’re working closely with our suppliers to continue to serve up our full menu to customers,” a McDonald’s Australia spokesperson said.

Since the floods, grocery prices have increased as one woman saw a single iceberg lettuce costing $12 and a punnet of blueberries seen at $20 in a Queensland IGA supermarket.

Meanwhile, two shoppers were recently filmed pulling apart lettuce with the act arguably in response to rising groceries costs.

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