Costco officially announces food court changes

Costco has officially confirmed a month-long rumor that the wholesale club will officially swap Pepsi for Coca-Cola products at its food outlets, causing excitement among some of its customers.

“This summer, we will be turning our food fountain business over to Coca-Cola,” Costco CEO Ron Vachris said during the company’s annual shareholder meeting Thursday.

Rumors that Costco will swap out its fountain drinks were first reported last month by Costco Insider.

“After more than a decade, Costco is switching from Pepsi to Coke products in their stores,” Costco Insider said in an Instagram post. “The change will bring Coke, Coke Zero and Diet Coke, as well as Sprite instead of Starry.”

FOX Business reached out to Costco for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

The new change is said to reverse an earlier decision in 2013 that swapped Coca-Cola store products with Pepsi.

According to Costco Insider, the 2013 switch was “a cost-saving measure to keep their famous $1.50 hot dog and soda combo.”

Costco’s hot dog prices, often lauded for remaining so affordable over the years, reportedly haven’t changed since the 1980s.

Last year, CFO Gary Millerchip also assured that Costco’s hot dog prices are expected to remain the same, Fox Business reported at the time.

“I also want to confirm that the $1.50 hot dog price is safe,” Millerchip said during a quarterly earnings call last May.

While some Pepsi fans expressed their disappointment in the new exchange, many customers shared their enthusiasm for the prospect of Coke’s return to the food court.

Matt West, editor of Costco Insider, told Fox News Digital last month that the publication took a poll of their followers and “87% preferred Coke over Pepsi.“ suggesting that wholesale customers were in favor of the change.