Eric in Wonderland
The theory that the McRib’s elusiveness is a direct result of the vagaries of the cash price for hog meat in the States is simple: in this thinking, the product is only introduced when pork prices are low enough to ensure McDonald’s can turn a profit on the product. The theory is especially convincing given the McRib’s status as the only non-breakfast fast food pork item: why wouldn’t there be a pork sandwich in every chain, if it were profitable?
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A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage

This is the best conspiracy theory of the McRib I have yet to read.

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    The theory that the McRib’s elusiveness is a direct result of the vagaries of the cash price for hog meat in the States...
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    Makes sense and p.s McRib is McNasty
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    Read this. Subscribed to the tumblr.
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