Costco Food Courts to Replace Pepsi with Coca-Cola This Summer

The return to Coca-Cola ends a 12-year partnership with Pepsi, while the $1.50 hot dog and soda combo remains unchanged.

Costco CEO Ron Vachris announced at a shareholders meeting that Coca-Cola products will return to food court fountains this summer after more than a decade of serving Pepsi.
The switch to Pepsi in 2013 was a cost-saving measure to maintain the $1.50 price for the hot dog and soda combo, a hallmark of Costco's food court offerings since the 1980s.
The decision to bring back Coca-Cola has drawn mixed reactions online, with some celebrating the change and others expressing disappointment over losing Pepsi.
Coca-Cola remains a dominant player in the beverage industry, holding more than double the U.S. market share of Pepsi as of 2023, according to Beverage Digest.
Costco has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping the $1.50 price for the hot dog and soda combo, a policy strongly upheld by the company’s leadership despite rising costs.