Who makes Kirkland Signature Milk Chocolate Roasted Almonds, 3 lb?
No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Milk Chocolate Roasted Almonds, 3 lb as of July 5, 2026.
The common claim
What most answers say — and what the evidence supports
Popular answers name Blommer Chocolate Company as the maker of Kirkland Signature milk chocolate almonds, citing a 2013 Costco Connection feature. That feature supports a narrower fact: Costco's own magazine identifies U.S.-based Blommer Chocolate Company as the source of the chocolate for its Kirkland Signature chocolate program, describing how Blommer roasts the cocoa beans and refines them into chocolate. The same article then says Costco ships that chocolate to separate candy suppliers who blend in inclusions such as nuts and mold the finished confections - so the company that actually manufactures the finished chocolate-covered almonds is not publicly named. No on-package co-brand, recall notice, or Costco product listing identifies that finished-goods maker.
Evidence & sources
Costco does not disclose its suppliers, and no tier 1–5 source names the maker of this product. Below is the documented search — every database and record we checked, and what each one returned.
Costco's own publication - The Costco Connection, October 2013 cocoa feature ("Chocolate designed the Costco way"), via Wayback July 5, 2026
Costco's own magazine names the chocolate supplier but not the finished-goods maker. It states: "When Costco began working with their Kirkland Signature chocolate supplier, U.S.-based Blommer Chocolate Company..." and quotes Blommer's Kip Walk: "We roast the beans and convert them into chocolate..." It then says "The chocolate is then shipped to Costco's candy suppliers, who blend in various ingredients called inclusions, such as nuts, fruit or unique flavorings, and mold the mixtures into a variety of shapes to create delectable little confections." So Blommer makes the chocolate; a separate, unnamed candy supplier adds the almonds and molds the finished pieces. Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20230513214628/https://www.costco.com/wcsstore/CostcoUSBCCatalogAssetStore/feature-pages/Attachment/16w0604-sustainability-cocoa.pdf
Costco.com PDP manufacturer field (mfName route; costco.com blocks bots, Wayback only) July 5, 2026
The Kirkland Signature Milk Chocolate Almonds 3 lb PDP (item 100333886) has no existing Wayback snapshot, and captured Costco PDPs in this template do not expose a manufacturer value for the finished almonds. The mfName route did not surface the candy supplier that coats and molds the product.
Recall sweep (FDA / FSIS / CPSC) for 'Kirkland' + chocolate almonds July 5, 2026
No recall on file for Kirkland Signature chocolate almonds or milk chocolate almonds; the recall route surfaced no co-packer for the finished product.
On-package co-brand / label check July 5, 2026
Unlike Kirkland Signature Jelly Belly jelly beans, the chocolate almond package carries no co-brand mark. Blommer is a chocolate ingredient supplier that does not place its name on consumer packaging, so the label identifies no maker of the finished snack.
Trade / corroboration - Olam GrowCocoa press release (Blommer + Costco cocoa sustainability), via Wayback July 5, 2026
Corroborates the Costco-Blommer cocoa relationship at the chocolate-supply level, not finished-goods manufacturing: the release ties Blommer Chocolate and Costco Wholesale to a West Africa sustainable-cocoa program. It speaks to where the chocolate comes from, not who assembles the almonds. Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20260310064617/https://www.olamgroup.com/news/all-news/press-release/olam-partners-conseil-regional-de-san-pedro-blommer-chocolate-costco-wholesale-improve-rural-livelihoods-sustainable-cocoa-programme.html
Community / listicle scan (Tasting Table, Chowhound, Food Republic, Mashed) July 5, 2026
Listicles uniformly say "Blommer makes Costco's chocolate almonds," citing the same 2013 Costco Connection feature - but they collapse Blommer's documented chocolate-supply role into finished-goods manufacturing. None names the candy supplier that actually coats the almonds and molds the pieces. Representative example archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20260214194915/https://www.tastingtable.com/1615554/what-brand-costco-chocolate-almonds/
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