Who makes Kirkland Signature French Roast Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast (2.5 lbs)?
No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature French Roast 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
Some coffee guides call the whole-bean French Roast 'Starbucks-made,' but that claim is not supported: the 'Custom Roasted by Starbucks Coffee Company' credit was documented only on Kirkland's House Blend, Espresso Blend, and Decaf, and the very articles that assert a Starbucks link list only those three. Kirkland French Roast is Rainforest Alliance certified — a hallmark of the origin-specific coffee program that Rogers Family Company runs for Costco — but no tier 1-5 source names the roaster of the French Roast bag specifically, so no reliable public evidence identifies its manufacturer.
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 — items #100805602 (warehouse) / #100433835 (Business Delivery), via Wayback Machine (live costco.com blocks automated fetches) July 5, 2026
No Wayback capture of any Kirkland French Roast Costco listing exists (CDX returned zero results for both item numbers and URL forms), so the on-bag wording and the PDP manufacturer (mfName) field cannot be verified online. Retail mirrors (Walmart, Boxed, Amazon) describe it as 100% Arabica, dark roast, Rainforest Alliance certified, with no roaster named.
FDA / USDA FSIS / CPSC recall databases (web sweep for Kirkland + French Roast / coffee) July 5, 2026
No recall names a roaster or co-packer for Kirkland Signature French Roast whole-bean coffee.
Costco Connection / origin-specific-program route (Rogers Family Company) July 5, 2026
Costco's 2016 Costco Connection identifies Rogers Family Company as the roaster of Kirkland's origin-specific coffee program ('Costa Rica, Guatemala, Rwanda and Sumatra, and other offerings'). French Roast is a roast style rather than a single origin, and no source places the French Roast in Rogers' program specifically. The bag's Rainforest Alliance certification matches Rogers' hallmark, but this is context, not a per-SKU attribution.
News / food-media sweep, 2024-2026 (Google web + news) July 5, 2026
Tasting Table's '8 facts about Costco's Kirkland coffee' calls the French Roast 'Starbucks-made,' but the same article documents the on-label 'Custom Roasted by Starbucks Coffee Company' credit only on the House Blend, Espresso, and Decaf — the French Roast claim is unsourced and is treated here as unverified. No source names the French Roast's actual roaster.
Community sweep + ImportYeti (US customs bills of lading) July 5, 2026
No first-party sighting or customs record names a French Roast roaster. The bag is 'Roasted in the USA', so sea-freight records cover green-bean imports, and Costco masks shipments via freight forwarders (SPEC tier 5 caveat) — import data is not probative.
Costco PDP mfName / manufacturername facet July 5, 2026
Not retrievable: no Wayback capture of the French Roast listing exists to read the embedded manufacturer field, and live costco.com blocks automated fetches. Flagged for a browser check.
Frequently asked
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