Who makes Kirkland Signature Energy Shot, 2 fl oz, 48-count?
No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Energy Shot, 2 fl oz, 48-count as of September 21, 2026.
The common claim
What’s commonly claimed, and what the evidence supports
Because the Kirkland Signature Energy Shot copies the 2 oz 5-Hour Energy format and blend of caffeine, B vitamins, and amino acids, shoppers widely assume it is 5-Hour Energy (Living Essentials) rebottled, or a generic copy from an unnamed contract packer. No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer: recall databases, the NDC/Drugs@FDA route (which dead-ends for supplements), federal court records, Costco's own pages, and retail listings all fail to name a maker, and food-media coverage only compares the price to 5-Hour Energy without claiming a shared producer.
Evidence & sources
Costco does not disclose its suppliers, and no tier 1–5 source names the maker of this product. Below are the databases and records we checked, and what each one returned.
FDA food recall database (openFDA food/enforcement API) July 5, 2026
Searches of product_description for 'energy shot' + 'kirkland' returned no Kirkland energy-shot recall; the matches were unrelated products (a '4HB Stack' bedtime supplement, an Amrita energy bar, an Inked Mango energy drink). No co-packer surfaced via the recall route.
CPSC recall database (SaferProducts.gov) July 5, 2026
Energy shots are FDA-regulated dietary supplements, outside CPSC jurisdiction; the handful of 'Kirkland' CPSC recalls on file are unrelated non-beverage items. No maker identified.
FDA NDC directory / Drugs@FDA (drug-code route) July 5, 2026
The Kirkland energy shot is marketed as a dietary supplement, which carries no NDC labeler code and no ANDA sponsor, so the NDC-to-ANDA join that resolves Kirkland OTC drugs dead-ends here. No maker identified.
CourtListener / RECAP federal court records July 5, 2026
The only opinion surfaced by 'kirkland' + 'energy shot' is Innovation Ventures, LLC v. Custom Nutrition Laboratories, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2017, 256 F. Supp. 3d 696). The 'Kirkland' token is the law firm Kirkland & Ellis (counsel), not the product; the case concerns a non-compete covenant over 5-Hour Energy's formula and never names Costco/Kirkland or identifies who makes the Kirkland energy shot. No litigation names a co-packer.
Costco.com product-detail page manufacturer field (via Wayback Machine; costco.com blocks automated fetch) July 5, 2026
Costco's manufacturer field appears only on the new-format (/p/-/) product pages, which are not captured in the Wayback Machine for this item; the archived legacy product pages (2017-2024) carry no manufacturer field. Costco discloses no maker.
Retail listings and supplement databases (Amazon, Open Food Facts, quality-supplements.org, Fooducate) July 5, 2026
Every accessible listing shows 'Distributed by Costco Wholesale' only; none names a manufacturer or co-packer. Open Food Facts lists Kirkland/Costco with no producer field.
News and food-media sweep; ImportYeti (US customs) July 5, 2026
Coverage (e.g. Daily Meal) frames the Kirkland shot as a cheaper alternative to 5-Hour Energy but names no maker. ImportYeti is bot-blocked and structurally weak for a domestically produced supplement. No maker identified.
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