This is the greatest American tragedy of the 21st century.
https://www.seattletimes.com/busine...court-menu-but-the-1-50-hot-dog-deal-remains/
https://www.seattletimes.com/busine...court-menu-but-the-1-50-hot-dog-deal-remains/
There is a significant contingent of people who track Costco’s bargain food court menu and revere the hot dog combo, sold for $1.50 with a soda since almost the beginning. For many, it’s the singular reason for countless trips to the warehouse retailer – incidental big-screen television purchases notwithstanding.
These people probably already knew the latest development: The Polish hot dog is going off the menu at many Costco stores around the Seattle area and beyond.
Before you freak out, the original all-beef hot dog combo – 137 million sold last year – isn’t going anywhere.
The fate of other tube-shaped-meat-on-bun products available in some Costcos in other parts of the country is still to be determined as the Issaquah-based retail giant tweaks its lineup to add healthier choices.
The guy who answered the phone at the food court in the Staten Island, N.Y., warehouse store said the Italian sausage sandwich with onions wasn’t going anywhere soon. A friendly voice on the line from Pewaukee, Wisc., shared a rumor of an incoming organic cheeseburger, which might necessitate kicking something else off the menu. After all, the menu is actually a collection of large posters, and there’s only so much room over the food court counters. What that might mean for the brats they sell there, she didn’t know.
It can be difficult to get official answers from corporate Costco – not so much because it has a sophisticated public relations department carefully tending its image, but rather out of a frugality that verges on benign neglect.
The best route is to ask the $126 billion-a-year company’s chief financial officer. Richard Galanti took a break from more important matters late Tuesday to talk dogs.
“The all-beef hot dog remains,” Galanti said, confirming that the Polish dog is being discontinued to make way for new items, though it will still be sold in bulk.
Costco has been hinting at a change since early this year and recently began rolling out new vegan and vegetarian fare.
Italian sausage sandwich with onions
What? The only thing good about their pizza is the price.I heard they were adding burgers but it never happened.
Anyway, they still got the pizza which is awesome.
This is the greatest American tragedy of the 21st century.
https://www.seattletimes.com/busine...court-menu-but-the-1-50-hot-dog-deal-remains/
Bun's on the inside.What exactly is a Polish hot dog?