You won't be able to order a Pepsi at the Costco food court.
Costco Just Confirmed This Controversial Change to Its Food Court Soda Fountains
Updated on Jan. 27, 2025
Longtime lovers of Costco know the warehouse offers more than amazing grocery deals. Its food court has long been a place where customers can find a temporary reprieve from shopping insanity. Costco’s $1.50 hot dogs are the most famous on the menu, and the chain sells upwards of 200 million in a single year. People love the Costco pizzas and the cheap ice cream sundaes, too. Long story short, you can’t go wrong at the Costco food court.
But rumors have begun to swirl, hinting at a major change.
What are the rumors?
Instagram user @costcodeals (and other sources) say Costco will replace all of its Pepsi-related products with Coca-Cola ones. Costco CEO Ron Vachris confirmed this at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on January 23, according to CNN. “We will be converting our food court fountain business back over to Coca-Cola,” he said.
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This is quite the curveball for those who’ve weighed in on the Coke vs. Pepsi debate. However, it turns out that this conversation at Costco isn’t new. Some might remember a time when Coke was Costco’s go-to brand. Before 2013, Costco exclusively sold Coke products in the food court, then switched to Pepsi to help keep costs low (and the hot dog combo so cheap). Coke loyalists were understandably upset by the change.
I’m split on the matter—Wild Cherry Pepsi is one of my all-time favorite drinks, but sometimes nothing hits better than a cold Coke on a hot day.
When will the change happen?
We expect Costco to slowly roll out Coke products to stores nationwide in early 2025. The original switch from Coke to Pepsi took a few years to complete across hundreds of stores nationwide, and the switch back to Coke will likely take about the same amount of time. I hope my Costco store is switched first—fingers crossed!
