Who makes Kirkland Signature Espresso Blend Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast (2.5 lbs)?
No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Espresso Blend Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast (2.5 lbs) as of July 5, 2026.
The common claim
What most answers say — and what the evidence supports
Top-ranking answers still call the Espresso Blend 'roasted by Starbucks' — accurate on-label from at least 2022 through 2023, but stale: the 'Custom Roasted by Starbucks Coffee Company' credit was removed from the bag and from Costco's listing when the product was relisted in early 2024, and no tier 1-5 evidence identifies the current roaster.
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.com product listing — current item #4000232153 (attempted via Wayback Machine; live costco.com blocks automated fetches) July 5, 2026
No Wayback capture of the current espresso-blend listing (item #4000232153, the early-2024 relist that parallels the House Blend's #4000232205) exists, so its present wording and the PDP manufacturer (mfName) field cannot be verified online. The superseded listing #100493949 (2.5 lbs), captured October 2022 through December 2023, stated 'Custom Roasted by Starbucks Coffee Company' in its features; Food Republic reports the credit was dropped when the product was relisted. mfName is not retrievable without a live or browser fetch.
FDA / USDA FSIS / CPSC recall databases (web sweep for Kirkland + espresso / coffee) July 5, 2026
No recall names a roaster or co-packer for Kirkland Signature Espresso Blend whole-bean coffee. The February 2023 Kirkland Colombian Cold Brew can recall (supplier Berner Food & Beverage) is a different product and is not evidence for the whole-bean espresso blend.
News and executive-statement sweep, 2024-2026 (Google web + news) July 5, 2026
Food Republic (2025) documents that the espresso bag was formerly titled 'Kirkland Signature Roasted by Starbucks' and that the Starbucks logo and 'Roasted by Starbucks' declaration were removed, but names no successor. No statement from Costco or any roaster identifies the current espresso-blend roaster.
Community sweep: Reddit r/Costco (as aggregated by press) and enthusiast forums July 5, 2026
Only unverified speculation, and none of it espresso-specific: the same candidates floated for Kirkland's bagged coffee generally (Rogers Family Company, Peet's, Green Mountain) appear with no first-party or documentary support for the espresso blend. All rumored (unverified).
ImportYeti (US customs bills of lading) July 5, 2026
Not probative for this item: the bag states 'Roasted in the USA', so sea-freight records cover green-bean imports rather than the domestic roasting contract, and Costco masks many shipments via freight forwarders (SPEC tier 5 caveat). No bill of lading naming an espresso-blend roaster surfaced.
Manufacturer history
The change log is the product. Attributions go stale — most sites never notice when a supplier switches. We date every change, keep the old source, and log it.
| Period | Manufacturer | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Not established | Current attribution — unknown. See the evidence and fact sentence above. | Evidence ↑ |
| 2022 or earlier → 2024 | Starbucks Coffee Company | Label-verified era: Costco's own listing for the espresso blend (item #100493949, 2.5 lbs) carried 'Custom Roasted by Starbucks Coffee Company' in its product features across the captured window of October 2022 through December 2023, and the online listing was formerly titled 'Kirkland Signature Roasted by Starbucks'. Food Republic describes the Starbucks arrangement as long-standing before that window. The credit disappeared when Costco relisted the product (item #4000232153) in early 2024 — the same order-of-events as the House Blend — with no comment from either company and no successor identified. | Costco Wholesale ↗ |
Frequently asked
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