Thanksgiving pies: what number of does Costco promote?

Tens of millions of people will sit down on Thursday for a Thanksgiving meal and, for some, that features consuming pie for dessert.

Greater than half of American adults – 54% – intend to nosh on pie as a part of their Thanksgiving meal, whether or not it’s pumpkin or one other sort, a not-too-long-ago launched Economist/YouGov ballot discovered.

Whereas some bake their very own pies from scratch, others buy theirs from an area retailer in preparation for the meal. A type of retailer is Costco Wholesale, which is thought to promote several million pies forward of the Thanksgiving vacation.

Costco offered several million pies forward of Thanksgiving final yr

In 2023, Costco notched gross sales of greater than 4 million pies within the U.S. throughout the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday earlier than Thanksgiving, then-CFO Richard Galanti informed analysts and buyers in mid-December of final year throughout the warehouse retailer’s quarterly earnings name.

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“I’ve gotten quite a lot of calls before now few weeks as to what number of pies we offered within the U.S. main as much as the Thanksgiving vacation,” he stated on the time.

A Costco retailer in Bayonne, New Jersey, US, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.  (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

Of the pies Costco clients purchased throughout that three-day span in 2023, 2.9 million of them have been the retailer’s extraordinarily in-demand – and enormous – pumpkin pies, he stated.

The other 1.3 million that folks purchased have been apple and pecan pies, in keeping with Galanti.

In earlier years, Costco has put up massive numbers for pumpkin pies earlier than Thanksgiving too, like in 2019, when it offered 2.1 million, Individuals reported.

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Prospects purchase some 6 million of Costco’s pumpkin pies within the interval from September by means of December annually, Susan Schwartz, who authored “The Pleasure of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z” with their husband David Schwartz, informed FOX Enterprise in an October interview final yr.

FOX Enterprise reached out to Costco for a remark about its expectations for 2024 seasonal pie gross sales.

A Costco retailer in Alhambra, California, on June 27, 2024. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg through Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

The warehouse retailer’s 58-ounce pumpkin pie sports activities a $5.99 price ticket.

Different meals on Thanksgiving menus

Along with pies, different well-liked meals served as a part of many Thanksgiving meals this year embrace mashed potatoes, rolls, stuffing, gravy, and inexperienced beans, in keeping with the Economist/YouGov ballot.

Along with pies, different well-liked meals served as a part of many Thanksgiving meals this year embrace mashed potatoes, rolls, stuffing, gravy, and inexperienced beans. (John Moore/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

Greater than two-thirds of American adults reported they are going to dine on turkey throughout their festivities, making the hen the highest Thanksgiving, the ballot confirmed.

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This year, U.S. customers trying to host Thanksgiving meals stated they anticipate the meals and drinks for the event will price them $265 on common, in keeping with a separate survey from LendingTree.