Costco Finally Makes Divisive Food Court Change
- Costco has made a significant change in its food courts by phasing out its partnership with Pepsi and beginning to offer Coca-Cola products in 14 countries over the summer.
Costco Finally Makes Divisive Food Court Change originally appeared on Parade .
After months of anticipation, Costco has made a huge change in its warehouses.
No, we're not talking about the new expanded hours for executive members , which went into effect at the end of June. This time it's all about the food courts.
In December, the popular chain announced that it was planning to slowly phase out its partnership with Pepsi and begin to offer Coca-Cola products in its food courts over the next year, hinting that customers would begin to see those changes in 14 countries sometime over the summer.
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Eagle-eyed social media users have shared photos and videos of new signage in their local Costco stores across the United States, and even as far as Japan, per one Reddit user .
The switch has been met with mixed reactions since it was announced, with some fans applauding the change, writing that it is "the best" change and celebrating that "Now I can walk around Costco sipping a Diet Coke."
Meanwhile, others mourned the loss of Pepsi products at Costco food courts, writing, "Pepsi is better, big L for costco ," and declaring, "pepsi soldiers we have lost another battle."
This isn't the first time the warehouse chain has switched its soft drink provider: in 2013, Costco switched from offering Coca-Cola products to Pepsi, and previously changed the size of its fountain beverages from 12 ounces to 20 ounces, Business Insider reported at the time.
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Costco Finally Makes Divisive Food Court Change first appeared on Parade on Jul 18, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
