{"id":489,"date":"2025-03-05T16:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:03:59","slug":"mcdonalds-fans-find-rare-discontinued-menu-item-in-uk-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/mcdonalds-fans-find-rare-discontinued-menu-item-in-uk-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s fans find rare \u2018discontinued menu item\u2019 in UK supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shoppers think they\u2019ve found a legendary McDonald\u2019s item in a supermarket (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For almost a decade, McDonald\u2019s<\/a> fans begged and pleaded with the fast food chain<\/a> for one thing: The McRib.<\/a><\/p>\n

Their prayers were answered in October 2024, when Maccies announced they were finally bringing the cult burger back<\/a> to the UK menu, but for a limited time only.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s since been axed once more and no one knows if or when it will be back again. But there is some good news for those who are missing the pork burger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because a customer at a UK supermarket<\/a> believes they\u2019ve found packs of McRib patties on sale there, meaning you can have a go at making your own sandwich at home \u2013 just add a bun, barbecue sauce, pickles and onions.<\/p>\n

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The rare item was found in Company Shop<\/a>, a little-known retailer which sells surplus stock from other stores and big brands at low prices to help prevent waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are 13 Company Shop locations across the UK and stock at each of them changes daily, depending on what they receive from suppliers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As well as products from M&S<\/strong><\/a>, Tesco<\/strong><\/a>, Waitrose<\/strong><\/a>, Sainsbury\u2019s<\/strong><\/a>, Asda<\/strong><\/a>, and Morrisons<\/strong><\/a>, you might find Cadbury<\/strong><\/a>, Mr Kipling, Walkers, Doritos, and more on the shelves. But it\u2019s the freezer section where you can find the retailer\u2019s best-kept secret<\/a> \u2013 items from your favourite fast food restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018We often get surplus food in from some of the big fast food chains,\u2019 a Company Shop employee told Metro<\/strong>. \u2018We\u2019ve had stuff from McDonald\u2019s<\/strong><\/a>, KFC<\/strong><\/a>, and Greggs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>\u2019<\/p>\n

The catch is that all of the food is repackaged and sold unbranded, so unless you were familiar with a certain item, you might not realise what exactly you were buying as it won\u2019t say where it\u2019s from on the label.<\/p>\n

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The McRib gained cult status (Picture: PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Metro visited the Company Shop Southampton store in November 2024, and found packs of Festive Bakes being sold for \u00a31.50 (for four), and hot cross bun pies were \u00a33 for 1.45kg. You might recall this sweet treat was on the Maccies menu <\/strong><\/a>last year, and proved somewhat controversial at the time.<\/p>\n

Most recently social media users claim to have found McRib patties in one of the stores. Food blogger @uknewestfoods shared a look at the find on Instagram.<\/p>\n

The clip shows 10 frozen pork patties, each with those iconic rib \u2018ridges\u2019, being sold in a 1kg pack for \u00a32.50.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no McDonald\u2019s branding anywhere to be seen, though the sign above the freezer refers to the products as \u2018legendary rib patties\u2019.<\/p>\n

Though it hasn\u2019t been confirmed that they are authentic, it would make sense that there might be some surplus stock of the burgers, as their triumphant return was met with backlash from diehard McRib fans. <\/a><\/p>\n

Customers complained there wasn\u2019t enough sauce on the burgers and they were \u2018dry\u2019 and \u2018ruined\u2019 as a result.<\/p>\n

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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Did you get to try the McRib when it was back on McDonald\u2019s menu? Share your thoughts!<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t revealed which Company Shop location the patties are being sold at, so those keen to get their hands on them might have to do a bit of searching if they want to try them. <\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone will be able to go and have a look, as you have to have a membership.<\/p>\n<p>In order to get one you\u2019ll have to meet certain criteria \u2013 memberships are available if you work in sectors such as the police, fire brigade, British Armed Forces, the NHS, care services, private hospitals, support services, and FMCG, as well as those employed by registered charities. <\/p>\n<p>You can also apply if you receive means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit, or Housing Benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoppers think they\u2019ve found a legendary McDonald\u2019s item in a supermarket (Picture: Getty Images) For almost a decade, McDonald\u2019s fans begged and pleaded with the fast food chain for one thing: The McRib. Their prayers were answered in October 2024, when Maccies announced they were finally bringing the cult burger back to the UK menu, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":494,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489\/revisions\/494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}