Who makes Costco butter?

The butter is sold under Costco's private label brand Kirkland Signature, and comes from Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products, which provides the butter for Costco stores in several countries, not just here.

Who makes the butter for Costco?

Westland Milk Products, based in Hokitika, New Zealand, is the partner behind Costco's Kirkland Signature grass-fed butter.

How does Costco's butter compare to others?

Key Takeaways. Costco's Kirkland Signature Grass-Fed Butter is a more affordable alternative to Kerrygold. For some shoppers, the butter even has a richer, creamier flavor, despite the lower price.

Where is Kirkland Signature butter from?

Then, it takes a skilled manufacturer to turn—or churn—that milk into a high-quality, flavorful butter. That's what Costco buyer Mark Klauber and his team were searching for when they collaborated with Westland Milk Products in Hokitika, New Zealand, to create Kirkland Signature™ Grass-Fed Butter, launched in 2021.

How much of Costco's products are from China?

In 2025, Costco Wholesale's top imported product was Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues, with a total of 1,717 units, accounting for 8.39% of its total imports. Most of the imports originated from China (17,272 shipments, 84.4% of the total).

Watch This Before You Buy Grass-Fed Butter.

Who makes Kirkland mayonnaise?

™: Kirkland Signature is a trademark owned by Costco Wholesale Corporation and is used under licence in Canada.

Where does Costco get their butter?

In 2021, Costco began collaborating with Westland Milk Products in Hokitika, New Zealand, to create the signature butter.

What is the best butter at Costco?

The better option at Costco is Kirkland's organic salted butter. The cows here are not fed in the antibiotics or hormones and they're fed a non-GMO diet. But the best option is going to be this 95% grass-fed butter or Kerrygold's grass-fed butters. These cows are out on a pasture eating their natural diet of grass.

What is considered the best butter in the world?

Best Butters in the World

• Ampersand Dairy. ...
• Le Ponclet. Beurre le Ponclet. ...
• Rodolphe Le Meunier. Beurre de Baratte Demi-Sel. ...
• Animal Farm Creamery. Cultured Butter. ...
• Lescure. AOP Beurre Demi Sel. ...
• Échiré Beurre d'Échiré AOP Charentes-Poitou Demi-sel. ...
• Devon Cream Company. Creamy British Butter. ...
• Pride of Cows. Ghee.

Does Costco put water in their butter?

Many people have been complaining that Costco butter changed its formula, increasing the water content and leading to subpar results.

Why is Kirkland butter so yellow?

Right there in the name, Kirkland butter tells you it comes from grass-fed cows. Why is that a good thing? Because when a cow's diet consists primarily of grass, the carotenoids (naturally occurring pigments) make the resulting butter a rich yellow.

What butter has 86% butterfat?

Vermont Creamery's Lightly Salted Butter is churned in small batches until the fresh Vermont cultured cream transforms into rich European-style butter with 86% butterfat.

Why was Kerry Golds butter discontinued?

Packaging materials used for Kerrygold butter blocks and sticks are among those with PFAS, so the varieties have been pulled back by retailers statewide, including Wegmans Food Markets, Tops Friendly Markets, Target and Walmart.

Is Kirkland bottled water just tap water?

Nestle Pure Life obtains its water both from wells and municipal sources, while Niagara Bottling LLC (which produces Kirkland bottled water) uses tap water as well as water from wells and springs.

What brand of butter do most chefs use?

Kerrygold is our panel of pro bakers and pastry chefs' favorite butter for baking. They praise the butter's higher fat content, rich flavor, and wide availability.

Does Costco have Kerrigold butter?

Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter, Salted, 8 oz, 4-count. Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter, Salted, 8 oz, 4-count 4.8 out of 5 stars, average rating value. Read 38 Reviews. Same page link.

What grade is Kirkland butter?

USDA Grade AA; 1 lb box (4 sticks); USDA Organic.

Who really makes Kirkland butter?

Westland Milk Products, based in Hokitika, New Zealand, is the partner behind Costco's Kirkland Signature grass-fed butter.

Where does Trader Joe's get their butter?

Trader Joe's Cultured Salted Butter is lightly salted, subtly tangy, enviably creamy, and it's made for us in French dairy country, Brittany.

Why not buy milk from Costco?

When isn't it a good idea to buy milk from Costco? The general rule of thumb here is you should not buy milk from Costco if you aren't going to drink it before it spoils, which feels obvious, but sometimes, if you feel like you're getting a deal, it's hard to remember.

Who actually makes Kirkland toilet paper?

Costco's Kirkland-brand toilet paper is made by major manufacturers like Georgia-Pacific and Clearwater Paper, the same companies behind top national brands.

What brand of ice cream does Costco use?

Who's behind Costco's ice cream? Humboldt Creamery is the company responsible for the Kirkland Signature Super Premium Vanilla Ice Cream.

Are Duke's Mayo and Hellman's the same?

Initial impressions: Duke's is definitely creamier. It doesn't perch gelatinously on the knife blade, like Hellmann's does. A plus. Duke's is definitely yellower, a more suspect color than Hellmann's vanilla-white.