Overview
- McDonald’s confirmed on Monday that the McRib will leave Germany’s permanent menu with the last regular sales day reported as October 27 and removal effective from October 28.
- The announcement triggered heavy demand and multiple local reports that restaurants, especially in the Ruhrgebiet and Dortmund, sold out of the sandwich within days.
- McDonald’s described the move as routine menu development under its September 'McDonald’s > NEXT' strategy, which emphasizes more protein-rich items, smaller portions and fewer calories, and did not give one specific reason for the removal.
- The company has introduced a limited McRib Sweet Heat variant in Germany that uses the same pork patty with a sweet-spicy chili sauce, but it is also time-limited and may not replace the original long term.
- The McRib has been on Germany’s menu continuously since 1989 and fans are turning to travel, home recipes and media guides to find replacements while the chain leaves open the possibility of occasional future returns.