The 2024 McRib Spain season is underway! The McRib was added to menus on June 20, 2024 and much content was add to the McDonalds site. I have grabbed some of this content in the gallery below.
It appears that there is a strong push to show fans enjoying the McRib as opposed to promotional material we see elsewhere that tends to focus more on the McRib itself. One notable difference with the McRib in Spain is the lack of pickles included on the sandwich. Otherwise, it appears that the McRib in Spain is alike that we see as the “traditional” offering.
UPDATE (7/13):
The McRib offering in Spain now features a McRib with cheese and bacon! Would you try this?
McRib option with cheese and bacon
Based on the advertising materials, it appears the McRib will be on the menu in Spain through August! The McRib was last in Spain in 2019.
This week marks the more official kick-off to the 2022 season! October 26, 2022 will see many locations that have been planning to offer the sandwich bring the McRib to the menu. Here is an example from Nashville supporting this release date.
Our hard launch is 10/26, national advertising starts a few days after. Restaurants can opt to sell prior if desired.
— McDonald's of Nashville – Gray Family (@McD_Nashville) October 20, 2022
While we wait for this day to arrive, many locations have started their soft launches for the McRib this year. Much like my personal experience, many fans are reporting that the McRib was available upon request, however there was no signage for the McRib yet nor was the sandwich available on the mobile app or via the in-store kiosk. Expect promotional materials prior to the 26th, in fact my local store put up signage today.
McRib Reports in the US as of October 23, 2022.Confirmed McRib Reports in the US as of October 23, 2022.
Farewell Tour?
Will this be the end of the McRib?
The more interesting item this season is that many locations are promoting the McRib this year as a “Farewell Tour”. Some fans are indicating that after talking with the store manager that their manager has been told this is the last year for the McRib. Some have signs that say “Enjoy it like it’s your last” or “This could be your last bite”, which are a bit disturbing in the sense of the McRib being gone, or perhaps even more as some have suggested a more threatening tone.
More promotion of this “Farewell Tour” can be found on the McDonald’s site. I suspect we will start seeing more material as the nationwide release gets closer. Notice that their posting is also showing November 20th as the end of the nationwide campaign.
McRib description from the McDonald’s Site as of October 23, 2022
Purely speculation at this time, however this promotion could be a hint that next year will NOT be a nationwide release. We are not that far removed from the less favorable McRib years where only select sales groups decided to offer the McRib, sometimes at the dismay of individual store owners.
This could also be a sales strategy to see if this will drive even more sales of the McRib this year. In previous years, McDonald’s has utilized the McRib offering as a way to round out their quarterly numbers. We have been told in the past the McRib was going away, only to see the sandwich return in some form the following year if limited or even smaller (McRib JR). This makes it hard to believe the sandwich would be on the way out the door, even if the Hamburglar was behind this scheme.
McRib season is unfortunately coming toward an end in Central America. Guatemala ended their promotion this past week. The McRib remains on the menu for now in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Based on how long Guatemala offered the McRib, it will not be long before it leaves Central America for the season.
Malta is still going strong with their McRib offering. They recently shared this all too real scenario for fans of the McRib.
McDonald’s Malta Shared this advertisement
Germany is a year round fan of the McRib, however we also had a report and confirmation there this past week.
German McRib courtesy of Ben and Trish
How you can help
As we get closer to the release date, please be on the lookout for the McRib and report the return when it is on menus in your area. We know that the locations that are first to offer the McRib are generally the first to see it go. It is much appreciated having help from fans like you to help other fans find the sandwich. If you find the McRib, please drop a report on our map, and then if you purchase the sandwich please send us a receipt showing the date, store, and price of the McRib sandwich at your location.
The McRib is not only back in Guatemala, however also in other Central America countries as well. Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras also are offering the McRib currently. In these additional countries, there is also a McRib with bacon option.
Original Post:
As part of the #McDíaFeliz2022 festivities at the McDonald’s Guatemala locations, it was announced the McRib would return starting September 23, 2022. The sandwich is being advertised as only being able to be ordered if you use their mobile app. It is assumed the online only ordering is for the 23rd with traditional ordering possible at a later date. Below are photos McDonald’s Guatemala has shared on social media for the event and also for the release of the McRib. We last saw the McRib in May of 2021.
With just a few days before the official release, I wanted to provide an update on where we are currently at in the rollout of the 2021 US McRib Release.
McDonalds 2021 Promotion
McDonalds has announced their 2021 McRib promotion, and it will be an opportunity for McRib fans to win a NFT (non-fungible token). These digital version of the McRib will go out to 10 fans that are selected from a list of participants. To participate, fans need to retweet the Sweepstakes Invitation between November 1 and November 7th. More details about this promotion can be found in the link above. When the sweepstakes promotion starts we will share a link here. They even include a reference to the McRib Locator in their press release.
Confirmations
Many confirmations are coming in ahead of the designated November 1st release. Thank you for each report and confirmation! You are a critical piece of making this crowdsourcing effort work! New to the experience? Make sure to first report your McRib sighting on our webpage. After adding your report send us a photo of your receipt (photos@mcriblocator.com) showing which location you purchased your McRib at. Once we have your report and confirmation we will mark the sighting confirmed! Here is the latest map of confirmations.
October 29, 2021 US McRib Confirmations
Fun Stories
There have already been some very interesting stories coming in of McRib ordering experiences. From managers running the first McRibs sold to the customer waiting outside, to creative ways of selling the McRib when they are not yet in the system, we love to hear about your experiences with the McRib. Please share with us any unique experiences you have so that we can share these with other fans!
McRib Promo BOGO Submitted by Katie
R Michael had to order his McRib as a Big Mac
Upcoming Giveaway Opportunities
While not the pens or window clings offered in the past, we do have a couple of items that we will be giving out to fans this season. Stay tuned for more details!
We still want your confirmations
While we know that most if not all US locations will be offering the McRib by November 1st, we still want to hear from you about your confirmations. Unfortunately at some point the McRib will drop from menus again. At that time we want to make sure fans can still secure those last McRibs of the season, or possibly to stock up for the offseason and we need your help to get the latest information to other fans. We will take every report and confirmation we can get!
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.
Remember, you can follow us for all the most up to date information on our Blog, Twitter, and Facebook page.
We were tipped off earlier from Kenny A (thank you!) that the McRib is back for fans in Ukraine. This was tested in a few markets a few years ago, clearly it did well enough to return. Pork apparently was so popular they also introduced a second Pork Sandwich (photos with translation to English from Google below) as part of their Ukraine Burgers promotion.
The Rye Burger looks interesting, let us know in the comments if you would be interested in this new sandwich.
Notice in the photo below that Kenny shared the McRib is in a sleeve in order to keep the sandwich cleaner for consumers.
Unfortunately the promotion is a couple of weeks into McRibs, so likely not much time left for fans in the region.
No word yet on when to expect the McRib back in the United States, however we will be sure to share what we discover.
