We've done some sleuthing through Reddit threads, news reports, recalls and issues of the store magazine Costco Connection to verify the claims.
Starbucks coffee
Confirmed.
Even coffee snobs may be intrigued by a few of Costco’s relatively inexpensive house blends, which boast of their ties to the world’s largest coffeehouse chain right on the label.
According to reporting done by Mashed, the relationship between Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Costco CEO Jim Sinegal has historically been pretty friendly — except for one time when Schultz did not want to lower their bean prices.
Sinegal, in retaliation, asserted that he was “the price police.” Schultz eventually capitulated and the coffee remained on Costco shelves.
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