Who makes Kirkland Signature Spiral Sliced Ham, Hickory Smoked (9 lb avg wt)?
No reliable public evidence identifies the manufacturer of Kirkland Signature Spiral Sliced Ham, Hickory Smoked (9 lb avg wt) as of July 6, 2026.
The common claim
What most answers say — and what the evidence supports
Top answers guess at Smithfield or its Cook's brand, and some newer pieces at JBS Swift, Tyson or Perdue — but none of these is established for the spiral sliced ham. The one real, evidenced Kirkland-ham link points to a different product: a 2023 FSIS alert named Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats (Manteca, California; now under JBS/Swift Prepared Foods, EST. 17823) as the producer of the Kirkland Master Carve Half Ham, a separate boneless SKU, not the spiral ham. No tier 1-5 source identifies who makes the spiral sliced ham; the USDA establishment number printed on the package is the deterministic route left unread.
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.
FSIS recall and public-health-alert records (fsis.usda.gov via web search + Wayback of the alert page; FSIS blocks live fetch, HTTP 403) July 6, 2026
No FSIS recall or public-health alert on file names the Kirkland Signature spiral sliced ham or its co-packer. The one Kirkland-ham FSIS action on record is a 2023 public-health alert covering a different product: 'Kirkland Signature Applewood Smoked Master Carve Half Ham Boneless With Natural Juices' (a boneless half ham, not the spiral ham), produced by Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats of Manteca, CA over possible Listeria. That alert does not reach the spiral sliced ham.
FSIS MPI Establishment Directory (2025-08-14 Wayback XLSX parsed) July 6, 2026
EST. 17823 named in the Master Carve alert resolves to 'Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats' (M17823 + P17823, Manteca CA; the alert's Company Information block lists it under JBS Prepared Foods / Swift, which acquired Sunnyvalley) — but that resolves the half-ham product, not the spiral ham. No establishment lists a Kirkland- or Costco-branded spiral-ham DBA. The USDA EST. number printed on the spiral ham package would resolve its co-packer deterministically; it has not been read from a current package for this check.
Costco.com product-detail page / manufacturer (mfName) field (via Wayback; costco.com blocks live fetch) July 6, 2026
The spiral-ham listings (per-lb items 26159, 77421, 48501 and the 9 lb-avg business item 11955853) have no Wayback snapshots, so the manufacturer/mfName field could not be retrieved for this product.
Product/ingredient databases (Open Food Facts x2, foodisgood, Cooklist) July 6, 2026
Entries for the spiral sliced ham (barcodes 0226159120820, 0226159724578) carry no establishment/packager code, manufacturer, or 'distributed by' text — brand and nutrition only.
News and executive-statement sweep (food press, Google/Bing news) July 6, 2026
No Costco or supplier statement names the spiral-ham maker. The RVandPlaya 'Who Makes Kirkland Hams' piece floats JBS Swift, Tyson and Perdue but states outright that Costco has not confirmed any of them; other food-media reviews name no producer.
Community/rumor and listicle scan (Reddit r/Costco, food blogs) July 6, 2026
The recurring guesses are the Smithfield family of spiral-ham brands (Cook's, Farmland) and, via the Master Carve alert, JBS/Sunnyvalley — all speculation for the spiral ham. No verified single maker circulates for the spiral sliced product.
CourtListener / RECAP federal court records (API v4 opinion search) July 6, 2026
No litigation naming a Kirkland spiral-ham supplier found; the single keyword hit is an unrelated trademark case.
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