Great Britain is currently facing a Mars Bar shortage due to production issues, supermarkets have warned.
Shelves usually bolstering the sweet treat have been reported as stripped bare, while retailers' websites are also showing the product as unavailable.
And what's worse for many punters across the United Kingdom, is that certain retailers are reportedly not expecting further deliveries of the popular chocolate bar for at least a fortnight.
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The Mirror reports that Mars Wrigley, which produces Mars, Galaxy, Snickers and Milky War bars, admitted that it was experiencing high levels of demand. The manufacturer, said: "[We want to] reassure the British public that our much-loved brands are still available nationwide”.
Britain is currently facing widespread food shortages due to a number of reasons, including a spike in wholesale prices, torrid and temperamental weather conditions, international import issues, and due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. One major retailer told The Guardian : "It looks like a production issue on Mars' end may be causing gaps across retailers."
Just last month, the United States chocolate company Hershey warned that they would fall short of meeting high levels of demand for the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons of 2022. The firm blamed a scarcity of raw ingredients, as well as a difficulty with regards to securing important suppliers.
Pandemic-induced global supply chain distributions, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war have crunched supplies of cocoa, edible oil and other food ingredients - hampering production lines for packaged food around the world.
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