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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald’s to bring back Szechuan Sauce"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f55bcbcc-1a4a-41fe-86de-975bfb8e2539
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-to-bring-back-szechuan-sauce-2705664
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-02-22T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:47.108Z
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# Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald’s to bring back Szechuan Sauce

**TL;DR:** McDonald's is bringing back Szechuan Sauce in February with a larger production run to meet demand. The company plans to produce 20 million cups which will be offered at all U.S. restaurants.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-to-bring-back-szechuan-sauce-2705664).*

## Story

On Thursday, Nation's Restaurant News announced that McDonald’s will be bringing back Szechuan Sauce on February 26. In order to combat the negative reaction from the shortage faced during the last release, the quick-service restaurant plans to produce 20 million cups which will be offered at all U.S. restaurants.

“Our super-limited batch, though well-intentioned, clearly wasn’t near enough to meet that demand,” the company said. “We disappointed fans, and we are sorry. To fully make amends, we felt it was important to not only bring back much more sauce this time but to also admit our mistakes, answer questions and give fans access to the story behind the story.”

The launch is supported by an investigative podcast called "The Sauce," where McDonald's executives share insights into the missteps of the 'Sauce riots of 2017" and how the new launch will be different.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- product launch (topic)
- menu item (topic)
- supply and demand (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-mcdonalds-to-bring-back-szechuan-sauce-2705664). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f55bcbcc-1a4a-41fe-86de-975bfb8e2539).