/tags/mcrib/ Recent bookmarks tagged #mcrib Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:58 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/a-conspiracy-of-hogs-the-mcrib-as-arbitrage And for its part, the McRib makes a mockery of this whole terribly labor-intensive system of barbecue, turning it into a capital-intensive one. The patty is assembled by machinery probably babysat by some lone sadsack, and it is shipped to distribution centers by black-beauty-addicted truckers, to be shipped again to franchises by different truckers, to be assembled at the point of sale by someone who McDonald’s corporate hopes can soon be replaced by a robot, and paid for using some form of electronic payment that will eventually render the cashier obsolete.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #business #economics #fastfood #mcdonalds #mcrib #pork #yuck</p> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:09:44 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19668 business economics fastfood mcdonalds mcrib pork yuck