In India, burgers will have to do without tomatoes. The Indian establishments of the Burger King fast food chain have withdrawn the tomato from their menus, due to the rise in the prices of vegetables after the bad harvests, as have other groups in the sector, such as McDonald’s or Subway.
“Due to unpredictable conditions regarding the quality and supply of tomatoes, we are unable to add tomatoes to our dishes…we are doing everything we can to reintroduce tomatoes to our burgers,” a retail outlet read in Thursday. the capital of India, New Delhi.
In July, the Central Bank of India noted in a note that the price of tomatoes has skyrocketed in recent months, impacted by poor weather conditions and health risks in some growing regions.
Nepalese imports
Burger King has been operating in India since 2014. It is the latest fast food chain in the country to stop serving tomatoes. Last month, the giant McDonald’s announced it was temporarily removing tomatoes from its menus due to “seasonal issues,” according to local media. US sandwich chain Subway followed suit in July, saying it faced “quality issues.”
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government lifted restrictions on the import of tomatoes from neighboring Nepal to ease pressure on food prices.
Source: BFM TV
