Ikea Singapore will stop selling chicken wings, a
popular snack among shoppers at the furniture stores, from next
Tuesday (May 23) for a period of time.
The Swedish chain said in a Facebook post on Friday
afternoon that it will improve on the wings before bringing them
back.
"We are aware that our chicken wings have not been
meeting our customers' satisfaction recently, so we have decided to
stop selling them temporarily from 23 May so we can improve on
them," said the post that was put up at about 3pm.
"Together with our supplier, we are committed to
providing quality food products for everyone. We apologise for any
inconvenience caused and thank you for your continued support."
Ikea told The Straits Times that it received customer
feedback about the wings' "taste and texture". It does not know how
long it will take to improve them, but said: "We hope to find a
solution as soon as possible."
The post was met with numerous comments from Facebook
users, some of whom gave their opinion of the chicken wings served
at the store's cafes.
"Ya the chicken wings were cold hard and looked like
they have been fried more than once. Look forward to having the
nice juicy wings again!" said Sue Ng.
"I used to love your chicken wings but after (I
visited) last month I'm disheartened," said Oh Leng Kiong.
Some said the slip in food standards was not a recent
phenomenon.
"I stopped liking the chicken wings some two years
ago. They don't taste the same anymore.," wrote Jophrey Lim. "But
I'm glad Ikea listened and decided to do something about
it."
There are cafes at both of Ikea's Singapore stores
in Alexandra Road and in Tampines.
ST
