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McDonald's Japan pauses new chicken items after demand outstrips supply

Some permanent-menu additions will temporarily disappear from November 13, while a limited-edition teriyaki burger will finish earlier than planned.

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Barely three weeks after joining the permanent menu, some of McDonald's Japan's new chicken products are heading for a temporary sales halt. The company says sales exceeded expectations, making it difficult to maintain a steady supply of the chicken-thigh patties used in the range.

Japan's All-Nippon News Network (ANN), in a TV Asahi morning news report, says the suspension starts November 13. Affected items include the crunchy, juicy chicken burger range and its spicy version, alongside the new thigh-chicken item.

There is a different outcome for the limited-edition Cheese Cheese Teriyaki Chicken Juicy Mac: its run will end by November 13, earlier than originally scheduled. The company announced the changes on November 10.

McDonald's expects the affected permanent-menu products to return before the end of November. That is an expected reopening window, rather than a specific return date.

The pause does not extend to every chicken order. Chicken McNuggets and other unaffected chicken products will remain on sale as usual.

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