Pizza Hut and Toby Carvery are the latest chains to suffer food shortages due to a lack of lorry drivers.
Pizza Hut ran out of ice cream and soft drinks at several outlets, with others having shortages of chips or gluten-free options.
Customers took to social media to report their experiences.
Some said Pizza Hut staff admitted the issues were due to problems with getting enough lorry drivers to supply all its branches with enough stock.
The UK is grappling with a national shortage of qualified HGV drivers, due to a mixture of the pandemic and Brexit.
Just had a chat with a lovely server in Pizza Hut. No icecream, no gluten-free due to lack of drivers. Half their drivers are gone. Not sick, not isolating, they’re gone. They said to not listen to the news, this is down to Brexit.
Companies need to start being honest...
— Deej (@ItsTheRealDeej)
Meanwhile Toby Carvery had issues stocking enough Yorkshire puddings over the weekend.
A spokesperson for Pizza Hut Restaurants said: “Like other businesses in the UK, Pizza Hut Restaurants faces a complicated situation as we manage pandemic-related issues, including a supply chain affected by the shortage in HGV drivers. We are working with our suppliers and partners to limit disruption for our customers at this time.”
Toby Carvery has been approached for comment.
Yesterday Brexiteer and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin came under fire after beer shortages at the pub chain - caused by Brexit.
One Wetherspoons branch put up a sign saying it had run out of Bud Light, Carling and Coors due to a shortage of delivery drivers and strike action.
One Twitter user posted a photo of the sign, which said: “We regret to inform you that we are out of stock of Carling, Coors and Bud Light. Due to supply issues regards to lack of lorry drivers and strike action which are out of our control."
A Wetherspoons spokesperson told The Mirror: "We are experiencing some supply problems with both Carling and Coors, which means that some pubs do not have the products available.
“We apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused. We know that the brewers are trying to resolve the issue.”
There is currently an estimated shortfall of around 100,000 HGV drivers in the UK.
The UK haulage sector has pinned the shortage on Brexit and the pandemic.
Before Brexit, many of the lorries on British roads were actually driven by EU nationals, many from Romania and Bulgaria.
Many stuck around after the Brexit vote, but then started returning home when the pandemic started.
Many European drivers face too much red tape to work in the UK after Brexit, while many other workers have been forced to stay at home and self-isolate.
Pay and working conditions for UK lorry drivers have also fallen behind those enjoyed in Europe.
There are thousands of HGV driver positions going unfilled as a result, though many supermarkets have increased the amount they pay drivers .
Lorry drivers are being offered a salary of up to £53,780 by Waitrose in one of the most surprising high-paid jobs currently available.
The bumped up wage from the posh grocer puts its lorry drivers on a better salary than secondary school teachers (£40,880), solicitors (£43,190) and architects (£42,930), reports The Times .
Tesco and Iceland have been pushing up salaries by up to 25% and offering sign up bonuses of at least £1,000. M&S has a sign on incentive of £2,000.
The Government has also ramped up testing for lorry drivers and is paying for more apprentices in response.
Back in July Haribo warned that Brits could face a shortage of its gummy sweets , as the company says it couldn't find enough lorry drivers to get the sweets on shop shelves.
