Chicken bakes on a wooden surface.
Why Costco's Food Court Chicken Bakes Aren't As Tasty Anymore

NEWS

By ELIAS NASH
Chicken bakes in the heater section in a food court.
While shoppers continue to love Costco’s food court pizzas and inflation-resistant hot dogs, they have recently noticed a decline in the quality of Costco’s beloved chicken bakes.
A chicken bake next to a Pepsi cup.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, rumors have spread online that Costco’s chicken bakes were getting smaller, and were dry and bland compared to their former selves.
A chicken bake split in half.
These rumors were seemingly confirmed on Reddit, where a Costco employee explained that the chicken bakes, which were once made from scratch, are now made using frozen packs.
A chicken bake on parchment paper.
Some attribute this disappointment to shrinkflation, noting that the new chicken bakes are smaller with less filling. However, details about their supplier remain unknown.