Costco Rumors Swirl About a Big Change Coming to the Food Court

The food court might be one of the most beloved parts of a Costco trip. From the $1.50 hot dog combo to the whole pepperoni pizzas, the food is fresh, hot, and inexpensive.

Rumors are swirling that there’s going to be a big change coming to the beverage fountain in Costco cafes, though. A number of “insider” accounts and websites are reporting it, and often these rumors prove to be correct. Here’s what we know at this point. 

According to Costco Insider and an anonymous source on the Costco Reddit forum, the soda fountains in Costco’s cafes are going to switch from Pepsi products to Coca-Cola products. That means you’ll have drinks like Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite to choose from instead of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Starry. Though there’s no exact date reported for the switch, “early 2025” is the timeframe for the change.  

Yep! You’re not crazy if you remember getting Coke in the Costco food court before. If you shopped there before 2013, you had Coca-Cola products to choose from. The store switched to Pepsi after Coke refused to give Costco as good a deal as the company supposedly gave Walmart. And for about a month, Costco stopped carrying ANY Coke products, not just in the food court. 

No, Costco has not confirmed the switch from Pepsi to Coke. So while it sounds like it could be true (and rumors similar to these pop up all the time and are sometimes true), we just don’t know. 

There’s not a lot of love lost for Pepsi, honestly. Most Redditors seem excited about the potential switch. “Coke and Sprite lovers rejoice!” said u/Seefutjay. There’s also a large contingent of people who want Dr Pepper, though that’s unlikely given it’s not owned by Coca-Cola. 

There’s also plenty of people that don’t really care, of course. “I could deal with it if they were kept calibrated,” said u/FalconFrenulum. “Every time I go it’s too syrupy or light to the point it tastes like water.”  

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