Who Makes Costco's Kirkland Signature Krinkle Cut Potato Chips?

Some of Costco's popular Kirkland Signature goods — such as Kirkland Signature Golden Margarita and the Kirkland Signature Hard Seltzers — keep the outside company behind them a mystery on the label. But if you're wondering who makes the Kirkland Signature crinkle-cut potato chips, it won't take too much digging. Chip brand Kettle is the one behind the big bag of pink salt chips at Costco — it says so right on the bag.

In fact, the brand-name Kettle is featured so prominently on the chip bag, you could almost miss the Costco branding at the top. The white bag shows the brown Kettle logo front and center in large type. If that weren't enough, the back label states that Kirkland Signature and Kettle Brand are proud to partner to create the chips since the companies share the same philosophy of great taste, superior ingredients, and no shortcuts. Both Costco and Kettle are listed as distributors too. The Kettle brand has been making chips since 1978 and sells its own crinkle-cut chip flavors as well as air-fried, avocado oil, and classic chip options like Smoky Buffalo, Sea Salt, Sea Salt & Vinegar, and Parmesan Garlic.

These chips have three ingredients listed: potatoes, vegetable oils, and pink salt. Just like other Costco items, the bag of Kirkland Signature Kettle Brand Krinkle Cut chips is large. At 32 ounces, it weighs about three or four times as much as family-size or standard bags of chips. And priced at about $7 for one bag, it comes out to about 22 cents per ounce, which is a better deal than regular-size bags of Kettle Brand chips at other grocery stores — those cost about 66 cents per ounce for a 6.5-ounce bag or about 38 cents per ounce for a 13-ounce party-size. If you are a fan of other Kettle flavors besides just the pink salt, Costco also sells a box of 36 1.5-ounce bags of Sea Salt & Vinegar, Jalapeño, Sea Salt, and Backyard Barbeque Kettle Brand chips for around $21.

Bulk-size Costco items like these chips are great for a party or large gathering, but as with Costco's fresh raspberries in the produce section, a bag this large can be hard to keep fresh. Rolling the bag and using a chip clip accurately (yes, there is a correct way to do this) as well as storing the bag in the freezer instead of the pantry are just two ways to keep these chips from getting hard and stale. And you'll want to keep them as crispy as possible, as Costco members have praised the chips as amazing. One fan on Reddit said they are their "nirvana" and the "only potato chip [they] need."