Who makes Kirkland Signature Frozen Cooked Shrimp (Peeled & Deveined, Tail-On, 2 lb)?
As of July 5, 2026, the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Frozen Cooked Shrimp (Peeled & Deveined, Tail-On, 2 lb) is Kader Exports (Kader Exports Pvt. Ltd., India), per recall notice evidence.
The common claim
What most answers say — and what the evidence supports
Top-ranking answers name Kader Exports, and the evidence supports it: the 2020 FDA recall itemized 'KIRKLAND Signature Cooked, Peeled and Deveined' shrimp among the products recalled by Kader Exports Pvt. Ltd., an India-based shrimp processor, and 2025 food-press reporting still names Kader as the supplier. Two honest caveats: Kader is the processor, while the shrimp itself is farm-raised and labeled a product of Vietnam; and Kader packs cooked shrimp for several retailers' private labels (Aqua Star Reserve, Censea, Tops, Wellsley Farms and others), so it is Costco's documented co-packer rather than a proven exclusive supplier — Costco does not disclose whether it also sources shrimp elsewhere.
Evidence & sources
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Tier 2
Recall notice that directly names the brand-manufacturer link: the recalled products' brand names 'are: AQUA STAR RESERVE/ CENSEA/ FRESH MARKET/ KIRKLAND/ TOPS/ UNISTAR/ WELLSLEY FARMS,' and the itemized list includes 'KIRKLAND Signature Cooked, Peeled and Deveined, Tail-on ... 21/25' and '... 31/40' and 'Tail-off, 50/70' shrimp in 2 lb / 908g bags. Kader Exports Pvt. Ltd., a shrimp processor based in India, recalled the frozen cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp distributed nationwide from late February 2020 to mid-May 2020 over potential Salmonella (FDA testing found Salmonella in cooked shrimp imported by Kader; probable root cause cross-contamination). Kader packs the same shrimp for multiple retailers' private labels, so this documents Kader as the co-packer of the Kirkland cooked shrimp, not the exclusive supplier.
Tier 6
Recency corroboration alongside the tier-2 recall (batteries pattern): 'an unfortunate recall back in 2020 revealed that Kader Exports is behind Kirkland Signature cooked, tail-on frozen shrimp,' 'Based in India, Kader Exports is a global processing company specializing in shrimp since ... the 1970s,' and 'Kirkland shrimp is labeled as a product of Vietnam' — i.e. farmed in Vietnam, processed by the India-based company. Also notes Costco uses different suppliers for different seafood ('Costco recalled its Kirkland smoked salmon in October of 2024, but this seafood product is supplied by a different company, not Kader Exports'). Adds no independent evidence; traces to the 2020 recall.
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