(That leprechaun-colored shake with a cult following has been sold at McDonald’s restaurants around the St. Patrick’s Day holiday since 1970.)
Updated figures weren’t available, but the popularity of the sandwich helped McDonald’s Corp. sales figure rise 4.8 percent in Nov. 2010, although the McRib has been elusive in previous years.
The sandwich has become legendary, and has its groupies.
There are online McRib locators to help fans find the sandwich in certain areas.
A Dec. 5 press release announced the sandwich would once again hit this market early next year.
It will be available “through January while supplies last,” Holbrook said.
McDonald’s is promoting the McRib hard.
Click here for 101 reasons the chain says you should eat the sandwich.
Sandwich nutrition facts:
Calories - 500
Total Fat - 26g
Carbs - 44g
Protein - 22g
Sodium - 980mg
What do you think? Are you a McRib fanatic?
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