![]() ![]() The great-granddaughter of New York delicatessen owners, Goldfarb felt she could no longer contribute to the traditional meat and dairy industries after watching a documentary about factory farms. Goldfarb founded Unreal Deli in 2019 with the mission of making vegan versions of the classic New York-style deli meats she grew up eating. Goldfarb says the more members who buy the bulk packs at Costco the more likely the new product offering will be expanded into other regions of the country. ![]() “Whether your family includes kids, roommates, or fur babies, this expansion into Costco, with our brand new (and best value) family-size combo pack, is super exciting-we’re now making even bigger deli dreams come true.” “As a busy working parent of three adorable and energetic young kids, I know how hard it is to keep everyone fed with healthy, nutritious, and cruelty-free food,” Goldfarb said. As part of the Costco launch, Unreal Deli will be sampling its vegan deli meats, served alongside products from vegan cheese brand Vevan, at all of the 40 Costco locations on June 6, 10, and 11 to show Costco shoppers why it’s worth buying in bulk. Unreal Deli’s entrance into Costco is the latest in the brand’s fast-growing expansion into retail stores and restaurants. “It’s now going to be easier than ever to stay stocked up on delicious and nutritious deli slices to satisfy those Reuben, Cheesesteak, and Turkey Club cravings with our biggest and most Unreal Costco-sized combo pack,” Unreal Deli founder Jenny Goldfarb told VegNews. The 1.5-pound packs ($14.69) include 8 ounces of each of the brand’s three deli meats and are displayed in Costco’s refrigerated deli section. ![]() Even without chopped onions.Vegan deli meat company Unreal Deli is now offering a new, exclusive combo pack of its vegan corned beef, roasted turkey, and steak deli slices at 40 locations of Costco in Southern California and Hawaii. I’ll bet $10 it won’t be around long enough in the court of cheap eats for us to fall in love.Īs long as they don’t mess with the $1.50 hot dog everything will be fine. It is priced lower than a similar sandwich at Subway or Jersey Mike’s, but this is Costco. I contacted Costco headquarters about the sandwich and was told, “Management has no comment at this time.” “People running the food courts done lost their minds,” says a reddit thread. Together with a bouquet of flowers, and I’m golden!” As one said: “I wouldn’t eat one in the snack bar, but would happily take a couple home. Other social media suggestions are putting the roast beef in a chicken bake or getting the sandwich to go. For cold cuts, it’s solid,” said Herald photographer Ryan Berry, who sampled the specimen. To echo the masses, the sandwich also needs cheddar or Swiss cheese. So, is this new roast beef sandwich good?Ī reddit user nailed it: “It’s not bad. “Why are you writing this story?” he asked. My top editor, on the other hand, is clueless about Costco food court culture. Which discontinued Costco Food Court item do you want back the most? And the combo pizza, there has been an outcry over that loss. Then there’s that BBQ beef brisket sandwich that Costco hooked us on then took away. Another misses the ice cream bar dipped in chocolate and almonds. ![]() I, and millions of others, so badly want the diced onions back.Ī co-worker would do anything for a cinnamon sugar pretzel. We all have our food court longings for dearly departed items. Then one day the burgers vanished from the menu, like so many other things. The Lynnwood Costco tested double cheeseburgers for $4.99 about five years ago. “They had a hamburger that was really good,” Ed said. He squeezed it into a brown paper bag used for hot dogs. “With inflation, it’s not a bad deal,” he said. There’s a little too much bread to my liking.” “It’s a little dry,” said the man named Ed. It’s not a sexy sandwich, but I wouldn’t go that far.Ī man at a nearby food court table seemed to be enjoying his sandwich. “I saw one in real life and it looked like the saddest most lifeless cold sandwich I’d seen,” a Facebook friend wrote. The sandwich, cut in halves, is dressed with lettuce, red onion relish and a mustard mayo. The meat wasn’t piled quite as high as in the photo and the cherry tomatoes weren’t as pretty as in the picture. The worker said about 70 are made daily and often sell out. The sandwich was marked “out of stock” on the order kiosk two times I went. ![]()
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