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Who makes Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, 3 lbs, 2-count?

Evidence points to
Request Foods, Inc.
Citable fact

As of July 5, 2026, evidence points to Request Foods, Inc. as the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, 3 lbs, 2-count, but no tier 1–3 source names the link directly.

Verified July 5, 2026
The common claim vs. the evidence

The common claim

What most answers say — and what the evidence supports

Food-media roundups widely name Zinetti Foods as the maker of Kirkland Signature frozen lasagna, but that answer describes the Canadian product: Zinetti Foods is a Surrey, British Columbia manufacturer that supplies Costco warehouses in Canada. For the US-sold Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Costco's own product catalog points elsewhere — its manufacturer (mfName) field names Request Foods, Inc., a Holland, Michigan private-label frozen-entree co-packer whose core capabilities include lasagna. Because that catalog field can name a supplier-of-record rather than the physical plant, the attribution is graded probable; the two answers are market-specific rather than contradictory.

The receipts

Evidence & sources

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Tier 4 Costco Wholesale Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, 3 lbs, 2-count (item #100640379) Published · accessed July 5, 2026
Costco's product-detail page embeds catalog JSON whose manufacturer field, on the object titled 'Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, 3 lbs, 2-count', reads "mfName":"REQUEST FOODS INC" (verified in the 2025-10-23 Wayback capture; costco.com blocks automated fetch). This is the same catalog field class that correctly resolves Kirkland diapers (FIRST QUALITY) and batteries (DURACELL). Because mfName can name a supplier-of-record or brand-company intermediary rather than the physical plant, it grades probable, not confirmed.
Tier 4 Request Foods, Inc. Products (Co-Packing / Co-Manufacturing) — Request Foods Published · accessed July 5, 2026
Corroborates capability (not the Costco link): Request Foods' own site states 'Lasagna — One of our core strengths, making lasagna in any flavor or size you want, from single serve to party-size.' Request Foods, Inc. (Holland, MI) describes itself as a leading co-packer of private-label frozen prepared entrees for retail and club-store customers. Context for the mfName attribution; the page does not name Costco or Kirkland.
Tier 6 Chowhound The 1980s Brand Behind Costco's Kirkland Frozen Lasagna Published · accessed July 5, 2026
The prevailing food-media claim, addressed here as the Canadian answer: 'the company is the brand behind Kirkland's sought-after frozen lasagna: Zinetti Foods. Established in 1985, Zinetti Foods is a Canadian food manufacturer based in Surrey, British Columbia.' Documents Zinetti as a Canada-based Costco supplier — relevant to Costco Canada, whereas the US item's own Costco catalog names Request Foods. Tier 6 (food media).
People also ask

Frequently asked

Who makes Kirkland Signature frozen lasagna?
Evidence points to Request Foods, Inc., a Holland, Michigan co-packer of private-label frozen entrees, for the US version (Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna): Costco's own product catalog lists Request Foods as the manufacturer of record for that item, and Request Foods' materials describe lasagna as one of its core capabilities. Because Costco's catalog field can name a supplier-of-record rather than the physical plant, we grade this probable rather than confirmed.
Isn't Kirkland lasagna made by Zinetti Foods?
That is the Canadian answer. Zinetti Foods, a Surrey, British Columbia company founded in 1985, has supplied Costco warehouses in Canada with Kirkland Signature lasagna, and most food-media roundups repeat the Zinetti name. But the US-sold Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna runs through a separate supply chain: Costco's US catalog names Request Foods, Inc. of Michigan as its manufacturer of record. Both can be true at once — Zinetti for Canada, Request Foods for the US.
Does Kirkland lasagna have a USDA establishment number?
Yes. The Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna contains meat, so its box carries a USDA-inspected establishment (EST) number. That code is the most direct way to verify the plant: matching it to the FSIS Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory would name the exact facility — the upgrade path from Costco's catalog attribution to a deterministic one. We did not have a documented reading of the EST code from a package to cite here.
Prefer the name brand? Stouffer's Party Size Lasagna with Meat & Sauce The closest name-brand equivalent to this Kirkland Signature product.

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