Who Really Makes It

Who makes Kirkland Signature Alkaline Batteries (AA / AAA)?

LIKELY
Duracell

maker (per Costco's then-CEO, 2016) · as of 2016

Sold by Costco under its Kirkland Signature label.

Costco's then-CEO Craig Jelinek told Atlanta station WSB-TV in 2016 that Duracell makes them, as later reported by BGR. That is a company statement, not a record, and it is a decade old. We could not open the original WSB-TV page from outside the US.

The records (2)

Record Facts Press · BGR
Source
News report citing WSB-TV (2016)
Date
Sep 20, 2026
Published by
BGR
Public record, linked as published Open the record ↗
Record Facts Press · Hunker
Source
News report
Date
Dec 6, 2025
Published by
Hunker
Public record, linked as published Open the record ↗

Date checked: 2026-10-31. A record shows who made or recalled the product at that time. It does not prove who makes it today, and we never say a store-brand item is “the same” as a name brand unless a record says so.

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What the stamps mean

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