Purple_Cheetah posted... It's about a week late, but sue me I've been struggling with health issues.
The whole secret behind the mcrib is that it only comes around when pork prices are at their lowest. That's when mcdonalds can actually supply them for actual profit ofcourse, seeing as it's a year round deal in Germany iirc.
I had a theory, and seems I was correct. The reason they did a farewell tour was due to covid and meat prices skyrocketing, thus spelling uncertainty to its future. The fact it's returning to select areas just means they could secure pork for it, but not as much as previously so it's not as widespread.
This man has a whole room dedicated to McRib Science