i need a pork chop on my plate
the mcrib sandwich is back at mcdonald's for a limited time only ...
why do i care? i don't really. i'm not a fan of mcdonald's, and i don't believe i've ever had the mcrib sandwich, though i do hear it's pretty good. i just thought i would share a tidbit of information.
my company does a lot of work for quick service restaurants (taco bell, starbucks, panda express, etc) modeling process flow, customer satisfication, and labor utilization. a few weeks ago, one of my coworkers was doing some analysis for mcdonald's, and we had a contractor hired by mcdonald's in the office for awhile. he told us that the only reason mcdonald's does not offer the mcrib sandwich year-around is because the demand for it is so high that the world's pork supplies would not be able to keep up ... and ... for times like now, when they are offering, they stagger their purchases of pork throughout the year and freeze them till the planned mcrib season as not to mess the up the pork market during that season. how crazy is that?
okay ... i think that was enough of a distraction from work for now.
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Are you serious... HI-larious!
find out when the seasons are, and we'll buy pork futures!
nah ... wouldn't work. that's what i'm saying. they spread their purchases throughout the year so they don't mess up the pork market ... and can't be accused to price fixing.
Wow that explains it! "for a limited time only"...all of a sudden, i've lost my appitite...
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