The restaurant industry has a penny problem.

That’s the word from the National Restaurant Association, which sent out a notice this week imploring federal officials to address issues related to a nationwide penny shortage.

The U.S. stopped making the penny on Nov. 12, but it remains legal tender across the U.S. That’s created some issues for the $1 trillion restaurant industry in which more than one in four transactions are paid in cash.

In general, when operators can’t provide exact change, it can cause chaos at the point of sale, according to the National Restaurant Association

The organization is seeking two solutions:

Urging the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the coin supply chain to work together to ensure the nationwide circulation of the penny.

Federal legislation e

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