Whether the wording implies a permanent or seasonal discontinuation of the popular but irregularly sold menu item remains to be seen.
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Author’s note
This article is based on corporate postings and accredited media reports. Information linked within this article is attributed to the following media: Twitter.com, Wikipedia.org, Delish.com and McDonalds.com.
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Twitter is having a field day deciphering the meaning of a McDonald’s announcement and online post from October 24:
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Many readers took to social media to express skepticism; still others have done so in a genuine panic.
Various media outlets have written stories about the elusive tweet, but McDonald’s has remained mum.
Is the McRib officially gone for good after this year, or is this just a ploy to sell more sandwiches?
Let’s examine further.
The McRib, 2022
Wikipedia.org contains a well-attributed and comprehensive overview of the popular and irregularly sold McDonald’s menu item.
As excerpted from the McRib’s Wikipedia page: The McRib is a barbecue pork sandwich that is periodically sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald’s. It was first introduced on the McDonald’s menu in 1981, after test marketing the year before. After poor sales, it was removed from the menu in 1985. It was reintroduced in 1989, remaining on the menu until 2005 in many locations. Since 2006, it has generally been made available for a short time each year in most markets where it is sold, usually during the fall season, although it is a permanent menu item in McDonald’s restaurants in Germany and Luxembourg.
On October 24, the popular food-related website Delish.com published “The McRib will soon begin a 2022 farewell tour,” among many outlets weighing in on news of the menu item’s possible end: One of McDonald’s most elusive menu items, the McRib features a seasoned boneless pork patty drenched in a tangy BBQ sauce topped with chopped onions and dill pickles… According to McDonald’s, fans have until November 20 to get your hands on the McRib, which can be ordered on the McDonald’s app for delivery or pickup. You don’t have to be a McRib lover to know that the sandwich has seen its fair share of triumphant returns and farewells. Just last year, the McRib returned to the menu for a limited time after a short break.
Since McDonald’s is not officially announcing the continuation or discontinuation of the McRib, media outlets across America are doing the same in their reports: Conjecture.
Conclusion
Until McDonald’s makes an official announcement about the nature of the above, we’ll all have to rest on the “Farewell Tour” label until further notice.
As always, in the event of further relevant news on this matter, I will share those updates here on NewsBreak.
Thanks for reading.
