Costco has spent $1 billion to ensure a steady supply of their famous in-store rotisserie chicken – setting up their own massive farm and slaughterhouse in Nebraska, with 500 chicken houses each containing 42,000 chickens.
The Washington-based company is the only one to have its own processing plant, which is spread across a 400-acre site and 400,000-square-foot plant.
It sees the facility as providing a strategic advantage over its rivals such as Target, BJ’s and Kroger, and helps ensure that its popular $4.99 rotisserie chicken can remain in stores – at the same price for years.