Everyone loves a good pumpkin pie during the holiday months and Costco seems to have gotten it down to a science. They started selling a smaller version of their pumpkin pies in 1987 and by 1993 they increased the size to the current 12″ diameter (isn’t everything larger in this store). This 3 ½ pound beast has been a hit ever since. Enjoy!
59,220,000: fresh eggs (12,600,000 per million pies by Costco calculation)
4,800,000: pounds of sugar and spice used
4,700,000: Number of Pumpkin pies sold by Costco from September 1 and December 31st
4,700,000: freshly pressed pie shells used
6,300,000: pounds of canned pumpkin
2,000,000: pounds of fresh whole eggs
1,000,000: Cans of pumpkin
102,000: Oven loads to cook 4.7 million pies
3,450: Calories in one whole pie
1,800: Number of pies one employee cooked in one night
230: Calories in one slice (1/15th of pie)
174: Truckloads of pumpkins processed
12 inches: Diameter of pumpkin pie
$5.99: price for one pie
3.5 pounds: Weight of pumpkin pie