> How a decrease in chip production led to a lack of gummy sweets

08 Dec, 2025

The supply chain knock on went like this:

Covid hit in 2020
Microchip production slowed down...
...which led to car manufacturing slowing down...
...which led to a decrease in the demand for leather...
...which meant to a lack of availability in items produced as a by-product of that industry, including gelatin...
...which meant a lack of ingredients to produce gummy sweets