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Costco brings back cult-favorite sweet treat discontinued in 2024, exciting shoppers

Nypost · · 376 words · By Daniel Cody
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Costco brings back cult-favorite sweet treat discontinued in 2024, exciting shoppers See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 6
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

Costco brings back cult-favorite sweet treat discontinued in 2024, exciting shoppers See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Costco is bringing back a cult-favorite sweet treat previously discontinued by its store-exclusive Kirkland brand — exciting bargain-loving frequent shoppers.

Common ground

Kirkland’s Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are back on Costco shelves for the first time since 2024, when skyrocketing cocoa prices made it difficult for the company to make a significant profit on the product.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/costco-brings-back-sweet-treat-discontinue…

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Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 2024, the cocoa market faced a severe crisis driven by a historic supply deficit, according to the Wall Street Journal.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for 'Wall' and 'The Wall Street Journal' but does not contain the specific report about a 2024 cocoa crisis. However, other evidence in the set (Claim 3) mentions cocoa prices surging, but the specific attribution to a WSJ report is not present in the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Occupy Wall Street (O.W.S.) was a left-wing populist and progressive movement against economic inequality, capitalism, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics. It began in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), commonly known as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and financ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wall Street Journal Asia, a version of The Wall Street Journal, was a newspaper that provided news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. Formerly known as The Asian W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal_Asia
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Claim 2: “there were initial signs of recovery — with a 33% increase in bean arrivals at Ivory Coast ports”
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The claim states a 33% increase in bean arrivals. However, the provided evidence directly contradicts this: one source states arrivals were 13,000 tons compared to 50,000 last year (a massive decrease), and another states arrivals were down 30% from the previous year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) leads the world in the production and export of the cocoa beans used in the manufacture of chocolate. As of 2024, the country produced 45% of the world’s cocoa. West Africa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_production_in_Ivory_Coas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coffee production in Ivory Coast is important for the economy of the country as coffee is the second largest export commodity of the country. It was the largest coffee producer in Africa in the 1970s …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production_in_Ivory_Coa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
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Claim 3: “US cocoa futures jumped from a multi-year baseline of roughly $2,500–$3,000 per metric ton to a peak between $11,500 and $12,000 per metric ton by mid-to-late 2024, according to historical market data from Intercontinental Exchange Futures US.”
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The Business Times reports cocoa prices reaching about US$12,000 per tonne. Another source mentions futures jumping above $6,200. While the exact baseline of $2,500-$3,000 isn't explicitly in the snippets, the peak of $12,000 is corroborated by The Business Times.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cocoa futures jumped above $6,200 per tonne, reaching the highest since July 9, as traders reassessed supply prospects for the 2026/27 West African crop.Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 546…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa
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web search NEUTRAL — Онлайн-график Cocoa Cash Contract — не упустите ни одного изменения цены. А ещё и торговые идеи, прогнозы, новости рынка.
https://ru.tradingview.com/symbols/COCOA/
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web search NEUTRAL — Benchmark 'three-month copper' on the London Metal Exchange fell?0.99%?to $14,133.5 per metric ton at 0300 GMT. The Shanghai Futures Exchange's most traded copper contract fell 1.65%, to 107 710 yuan …
https://energynews.oedigital.com/mining/2026/09/02/strong-do…
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Claim 4: “Kirkland’s Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are back on Costco shelves for the first time since 2024”
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Three independent news sources (FOX 7 Austin, Daily Mail Online, and TheStreet) confirm that Costco has brought back the Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after they were removed/discontinued in July 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Costco has brought back its Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after removing the item in July 2024, when rising cocoa costs made it difficult for the warehouse retailer to price the produc…
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/costco-brings-back-kirkland-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A discontinued Costco favorite is finally back. Costco has brought back its Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after removing the product from warehouses in July 2024.
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/discontinu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The warehouse giant's Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are making their comeback after being temporarily discontinued in 2024, when soaring cocoa prices made it increasingly difficult for…
https://www.dailymail.com/yourmoney/article-16047251/costco-…
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Claim 5: “Global inventories had dwindled to their lowest levels in over 30 years following poor harvests”
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The Business Times reports that cocoa prices surged nearly threefold to $12,000 per tonne driven by adverse weather and crop diseases. While the '30 years' specific phrasing isn't explicitly in the snippet, the 'unprecedented rise' and supply worries are corroborated by multiple sources including the European Cocoa Association's report on low grindings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The BBC Global 30 was a worldwide stock market index, run as a global economic barometer. Started by the BBC on 29 September 2004 and last updated on 31 December 2019, it mixed the economic informatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Global 30 Project—Establishing University Network for Internationalization—is a support initiative implemented by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), tar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Top Global University Project (スーパーグローバル大学創成支援, Sūpā gurōbaru daigaku sōsei shien) was a funding project by the Japanese government that began in 2014 and ended in 2024. The project aimed to enha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Global_University_Project
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Claim 6: “Shoppers on Reddit report that the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips have returned to stores in Texas, Connecticut, Oregon, Washington and Virginia.”
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While web results confirm the return of the chocolate chips, none of the provided evidence snippets mention specific states (Texas, Connecticut, Oregon, Washington, Virginia) or Reddit reports corroborating these specific locations.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Shocking Truth Behind Kirkland Chocolate Chips (You've Been Eating This Wrong) You've grabbed that plain white bag of Kirkland chocolate chips a hundred times without ever asking one simple questi…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGuPUIXNlis
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web search NEUTRAL — Costco is reintroducing its Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after discontinuing the product due to soaring cocoa prices.
https://www.fakta.co/costco-brings-back-kirkland-chocolate-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kirkland Signature chocolate chips were yanked two years ago because they became too expensive to produce.Costco has brought back its Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after removing the p…
https://www.thestreet.com/retail/discontinued-costco-kirklan…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.