Restaurants Get Creative As Supply Chain Strains

Many restaurant owners are changing the way they've done business as crucial ingredients and other supplies get tied up in distribution.

A trip to Seattle's waterfront wouldn't be complete without a visit to Ivar's Acres of Clams restaurant for fish and chips and clam chowder. But as disruptions to the global supply chain leave restaurants like this without essential ingredients, they're coming up with creative ways to keep the orders flowing.

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From creating backup distribution centers in rented refrigerator trucks to contracting a truck in Wisconsin to ship bread crumbs across the country — Ivar's President Bob Donegan says disruption is the new normal.