Who makes Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew Coffee, Ready-to-Drink, 12 fl oz cans?
As of July 5, 2026, the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew Coffee, Ready-to-Drink, 12 fl oz cans is Berner Foods, Inc., per recall notice evidence.
The common claim
What most answers say — and what the evidence supports
The Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew is best known for its 2023 recall, and that recall is also the clearest evidence of who makes it: in February 2023, Berner Foods, Inc. of Dakota, Illinois recalled roughly 2.77 million cans (231,071 cases) of the Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew Coffee it produced, after a metal bolt was found in the ready-to-drink coffee (FDA recall F-0648-2023, Class II, since terminated). Berner Foods — a contract beverage manufacturer that operates as Berner Food & Beverage — is the recalling firm named on the FDA record, and food-media coverage as recently as December 2025 still identifies Berner as one of Costco's private-label suppliers behind the cold brew.
Evidence & sources
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Tier 2
FDA recall record naming the co-packer: recalling_firm 'Berner Foods Inc.' (Dakota, IL); product_description 'Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew Coffee ready-to-drink, 12 fl oz in aluminum can, 12 cans per case'; reason 'Foreign material, metal'; 231,071 cases (2,772,852 cans); distributed GA, NJ, CA, MD, MI, IL, WA, AZ, UT, FL, CO, TX, MN; Class II; initiated 2023-02-17; status Terminated. A private-label product's recall issued under Berner's own name (not Costco's) identifies Berner as the producer of the Kirkland cold brew — the recall-naming-a-co-packer route (tier 2), matching the Townsend Farms / Three Berry Blend pattern.
Tier 4
Trade-press reporting of the FDA recall, quoting: 'Berner Foods Inc. of Dakota, IL, is recalling nearly 3 million cans of Costco's Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew Coffee because of foreign material, specifically metal in the product.' Berner's statement estimated 'potentially 3 impacted cans out of approximately 3.4M cans produced' — Berner's own reference to cans it produced. Corroborates recall F-0648-2023.
Tier 6
Recency corroboration (batteries pattern): as of December 2025 Chowhound describes 'a recall issued by Berner Foods Inc., one of its [Costco's] private label suppliers,' for the Kirkland Signature Cold Brew — showing Berner is still identified as the supplier well after the 2023 recall, with no documented maker change. Tier 6 (food media); the FDA recall record sets the tier.
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