Bubble tea shortage hits US, could last for several months: report
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The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of boba and its key ingredient, tapioca starch. Boba is used for the popular drink, bubble tea.
However, companies are seeing delayed shipments of boba, as well as the key ingredient used to make it, tapioca starch, according to recent reports. Those delays are causing a shortage and even U.S.-based boba producers will be hit, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported. One of the biggest boba suppliers in Northern California, Hayward’s Leadway International Inc., told the newspaper that people could start noticing the shortage as early as next week.More Related News