McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce is back—along with a podcast
The fast food chain faced ‘Rick and Morty’ fans’ ire after it ran a promotion based on the show’s running condiment joke, but greatly underestimated the demand. Now, it’s making things right.
“Rick and Morty” fans—along with Chicken McNugget lovers—will soon have reason to rejoice: Szechuan Sauce is back.
McDonald’s first brought the condiment back in October 2017—a PR stunt that was inspired by the cartoon “Rick and Morty” on Adult Swim:
However, the promotion was too limited. Some stores only received 20 packets or less of the sauce, which paled in comparison to the demand (fans drove hundreds of miles and waited in line for hours). McDonald’s soon found itself issuing apologies and facing both riots in its restaurants and widespread criticism online.
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