Among all of their other things, Costco does amazing rotisserie chickens. They guarantee them to be three pounds or more but they usually average another pound more - done perfectly for just under five bucks. Most grocery stores charge six or seven for a much smaller bird. One Costco Roti chicken can feed us plus make a gallon of soup.
Looks like they are expanding their operation - from the Puget Sound Business Journal (Costco is based in this area):
Costco selects Nebraska as site for a new chicken processing plant
Costco Wholesale plans to build a poultry-processing plant in Nebraska in an effort to keep its long-term supply chain sustainable.
Jeff Lyons, senior vice president of fresh foods for the Issaquah-based retail giant, said the plant will break ground in August with a 2018 opening if the Fremont, Nebraska, city council gives the approval at a meeting in two weeks.
"Just domestically, we produce 60 million rotisserie chickens, which is just one element," Lyons said. "The meat department also sells chicken."
By building a plant in Nebraska and working directly with local farmers to provide locally-raised chickens in an area where corn and soybean feed is so prevalent, Costco (Nasdaq: COST) can be more efficient and cut costs, Lyons said.
Kudos for a well run company.
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