Costco’s $1.50 hot dog-soda combo to get big change
Founder & Editor in Chief
They’ve been a fixture at Costco for decades, drawing crowds for lunch, kid parties and date nights, with a price that hasn’t changed in 27 years. We’re talking about Costco’s $1.50 hot dog and soda combo at the food court. Last year the Issaquah-based retail giant sold 109 million combos in its 600-plus warehouses worldwide. But fans of the quarter-pound dog and 20-ounce fountain soda are in for a change. Starting in April, Costco will begin selling Pepsi instead of Coke in the food court, a switch that happened during Costco’s cola bidding process, the industry site BevNET reported Thursday. Customers will still be able to get other sodas, but […] read more
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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