Wendy's pulls burgers off menu in some locations due to meat shortage.
Wendy's, which has about 5,800 locations across the country, has long offered fresh burgers that have never been frozen, which now has left the company more vulnerable to disruptions in the U.S. supply chain than companies that rely on beef imported from overseas.
"What you see with this is less supplies and higher prices, and whether we're talking beef, pork, chicken, lamb, whatever your favorite is, we are already seeing really skyrocketing prices at wholesale for meat," David Anderson, a professor of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University, said on"TODAY" Tuesday.
The fast-food chain isn't the only one feeling the pinch, as the grocery chain Kroger has announced it will
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