Co-opting a kitchen cupboard staple as a key ingredient in one of the most anticipated animated movies of the year is the kind of scrappy innovation that Aardman is known for.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/artisans/global/chicken-run-2-dawn-of-the-nugget-aardman-netflix-1235809611/

It was reported yesterday that Newclay Products, the company that produces specialty clay, had gone out of business earlier in 2023, leaving Aardman scrambling to purchase the remainder.

Source: https://collider.com/aardman-animation-clay-shortage-response/