Who Makes Costco's Kirkland Signature Chicken?
Who makes Costco's Kirkland Signature chicken? Lincoln Premium Poultry (LPP), Costco’s wholly owned subsidiary, makes select Kirkland poultry.
Costco identifies a vertically integrated chicken complex in Fremont, Nebraska serving its rotisserie and fresh-chicken demand. That does not mean every Kirkland chicken package comes from LPP. Costco’s 2025 report also describes third-party facilities among its dedicated broiler suppliers, without providing a complete product-by-product roster. To identify the processing plant for your package, find its full USDA establishment P-number and match the record, keeping the product and date alongside it. A plant identity does not establish the raising farm, recipe or every processing treatment. Treat the Kirkland name as the store brand, then check the exact package rather than assuming one supplier covers everything.
US poultry disclosures reviewed October 29, 2026: Costco’s current page and 2025 report, plus separately dated LPP founding and facility-opening accounts. These company disclosures and historical accounts are not a package inspection or a complete current supplier list.
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What is Lincoln Premium Poultry’s relationship to Costco?
Costco describes LPP as its wholly owned subsidiary operating the Fremont, Nebraska poultry complex. Its poultry page connects the facility to rotisserie chicken and fresh chicken in the meat case, while explicitly limiting the overall statement to select Kirkland Signature poultry products. Keep that scope attached to the ownership claim.
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| Claim | Source | Scope to keep |
|---|---|---|
| LPP is wholly owned by Costco | Costco poultry page and 2025 report | An ownership relationship, not proof that LPP makes every Kirkland item. |
| Fremont supplies select Kirkland poultry | Costco poultry disclosure | Rotisserie and fresh-chicken demand; no all-products guarantee. |
| Other broiler facilities contribute | Costco 2025 report, page 50 | Third-party dedicated suppliers are described; no complete product roster. |
| LPP was founded in 2016 | Poultry USA reporting via Marel, July 2020 | Company founding, distinct from the facility opening. |
| Facility opening celebrated in 2019 | Marel, October 2019 | An opening event, not the company’s founding. |
| A P-number identifies an establishment | USDA establishment-number guidance | A plant match, not proof of the farm, recipe or treatment. |
No output share or other scale figure is needed to identify these relationships. A shared plant does not make two products equivalent.
Does every Kirkland chicken come from LPP?
No all-Kirkland claim is established. Costco’s 2025 report describes LPP alongside third-party facilities as dedicated broiler suppliers. It does not map every Kirkland product, warehouse and date to a supplier. That leaves a package-specific check to do; do not turn the facility disclosure into a complete current list.
Was LPP founded in 2016 or opened in 2019?
These dates describe different events. Poultry USA’s reporting, carried by Marel on July 8, 2020, dates LPP’s founding to 2016. Marel’s October 23, 2019 account describes an opening celebration held on October 19 for the Fremont facility. A ceremony date does not need to stand for the first production day.
How do I identify my package’s processing plant?
Find the full USDA establishment number, including its P prefix and any suffix. It may be in the inspection mark or at a location specified near that mark. Match it to the establishment record and retain the product name, barcode, lot and date. Keep raw packages and cooked rotisserie products distinct when comparing records.
USDA’s number identifies the inspected establishment where the product was produced. It does not itself trace the farm where a bird was raised or establish the same recipe or treatment for every product from that plant.
Supplier identity leaves other questions open
Who made it is separate from how it was washed or chilled, what was added and what certification the package carries. Use the relevant review rather than inheriting those answers from the Kirkland name or a plant match.
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Does Costco own Lincoln Premium Poultry?
Costco describes LPP as its wholly owned subsidiary. That ownership statement does not mean every Kirkland chicken product comes from LPP.
Are the 2016 and 2019 dates contradictory?
No. The cited accounts distinguish LPP’s 2016 founding from a 2019 Fremont facility-opening celebration.
Does the Kirkland name identify the processing plant?
Use the full establishment P-number on the exact package to identify its plant. The store brand alone does not settle that question.