McDonalds recently announced that the McRib will return to US stores on November 1, 2021. While they have yet to respond to my inquiry to if the McRib will be offered nationwide or only at select stores, most likely this will be a nationwide release again this year. This will be the 40th anniversary of the rollout of the McRib making the nationwide return the most likely scenario.
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me: i think it’s time to bring the McRib back 11.1
Many of the news articles I have came across that shared that the McRib will be returning also mention that the return of the McRib is earlier than last year, however later than pre-COVID releases. While this is partially correct, there have been later releases of the McRib as can be found by reviewing our posts to see dates of returns.
Get ready to send your reports! Make sure to help other McRib fans find out which stores start selling prior to November 1, and help in the event some locations are not offering the McRib. Thank you!
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The 2021 McRIb return in Guatemala is here upon fans in the region! On their Facebook page they have started their campaigns for the McRib. Oddly enough, it appears fans there will only be able to get the McRib via the McDonalds app. Earlier posts hinted at the upcoming return.
In an unexpected turn of events, along with the standard McRibs return, there is also a breakfast offering! What do you think of this new offering?
As the McRib season ends across the United States, the season is in full swing in Mexico. The McRib is available at all McDonalds locations in Mexico throughout March. As far as our records indicate, the McRib has not been offered in Mexico in 12 years! We hope those in Mexico enjoy this limited time option!
2021 McRib Advertisement in Mexico
¡McRib llegó! Ahora estamos a sólo 5,000 likes para conocer el día en que podemos disfrutar el #DeseoMcRib. Recibirás un recordatorio al lograr la meta y saber cuándo disfrutarás este delicioso deseo.
Hot off the grill, the McRib returns for Australia in 2020! Apparently the McRib has frequently been asked for, and now those requesting have been rewarded with the McRib returning. The last time the McRib was here was in 2018!
2020 Australia McDonalds landing page image2020 Australia McDonalds McRib product image
LAD Bible is reporting that the McRib will be on menus in Australia through January 19th, just a few days further into 2021 that here in the US.
It would seem that the biggest difference in sandwich construction in the Australian McRib is a slightly different bun offering. Have you had a McRib in Australia? We would love to see pictures of how it looks to see how it may vary with that offered here in the US.
First, today is a day many years coming for some parts of the United States. McRib fans are rejoicing, but none more than in regions where it has been nearly a decade since the McRib was last offered. Thank you all for your continued contributions to the webpage, my goal has always been to create a community of McRib fans helping each other track down this tasty sandwich.
Second, last night, I received a promotional box for this year’s McRib from McDonalds. The McRib promotion this year is a tie in to the No-Shave November non-profit organization. As November is over, McDonalds is promoting shaving for a good cause, a portion of McRib sales from December 2nd.
https://www.no-shave.org
Additionally, McDonalds wanted to reaffirm their commitment to Black-owned businesses by sourcing swag from the Ceylon company. It is a nice shaving kit for sure!
While these promotional boxes are more elusive than a McRib in February, I can direct you to their promotion where they will be giving out 10,000 McRibs if you share a selfie of yourself on Twitter or Instagram with your clean shaven face, use hashtag #Shave4McRibSweepstakes and tag @McDonalds.
Lastly, Please continue to send your reports! I noticed McRib advertising is still saying “at participating locations” so it is possible there are still some locations that will not be offering the McRib this year. As the McRib inventory dwindles, we are going to need those McRib confirmations to help fans race to get their last McRibs of the season.
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Update (October 30, 2020) : McRib to return nationwide for a limited time in United States starting December 2, 2020. More details found in Business Insider
Earlier details :
Earlier we had reported that the US McRib release was going to be late October into early November. This was based on information gathered from individual stores and also information shared from fans that have access to some of these details. Unfortunately, our latest information is suggesting that the 2020 year of bad news has struck again. Specifically in this case, the 2020 US McRib release has been delayed.
What we know currently is there are stores that have already received the McRib boxes used to serve the sandwich. These same locations have not yet received the McRib product components themselves. Some locations we spoke with indicated they know the McRib is scheduled to return, however they could only say they were expecting it sometime yet this year. Another location indicated that their store calendar still has a meeting slated for this week to cover the McRib release. This calendar reference may be a relic of a point in time where they expected to have a release next week or shortly after.
Why delayed?
The question becomes, why has the return of the McRib been delayed? We know fans are always excited for the return. We also know the McRib continues to provide 4th Quarter sales momentum for McDonald’s. Thus it is unlikely that McDonald’s would have wanted to hold back unless there was an outside influence. One fan (thank you John) shared a theory that his source was suggesting that the reason for delay seems to be related to constraint in the supply line due to COVID, specifically the Pork.
The good news, is that it appears that the Pork market is stabilizing. The National Hog Farmer shared this week that Hog prices are recovering. Most encouraging for access to Pork in the US markets was an image they shared showing overall export pressure. This chart shows the collective export volume is starting to normalize with previous years. The end result is that availability for Pork products may increase in US markets as the year continues.
Export demand to Asia is falling, which may give way to more broad Pork availability yet this year
In summary, don’t give up yet, it still looks like we will be seeing McRibs within the next month or two. We will continue to dig into what the status of the 2020… 2021(?) US McRib release. As we find more information we will be certain to share it.
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