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PUBLISHER Sandy Torrey storrey@costco.com EDITOR’S
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR NOTE
Tim Talevich 425-313-6759 ttalevich@costco.com
EDITORS, U.S.
T. Foster Jones 425-313-6748 tod.jones@costco.com
Stephanie E. Ponder 425-427-7134 sponder@costco.com
EDITOR, CANADA
Hana Medina 425-313-6442 hanamedina@costco.com
EDITOR, UK
Will Fifield 425-313-6988 wfifield@costco.com
REPORTERS
Steve Fisher steve.fisher@costco.com Food thoughts
Christina Guerrero cguerrero2@costco.com
COPY EDITOR Miriam Bulmer
CONTRIBUTORS
Rhonda Abrams, Jennifer Babisak, Linda R. Bernstein, any stories and advertisements in this
Laura Bode, Cat Cora, Judy Gelman, Peter Greenberg, M
Amanda Horowitz, Vicki Levy Krupp, Nancy Leson, issue of the Connection offer great advice
Debbie Miller, Jessica Notini, Barbara Randolph, Ilene for the holidays. There’s so much going
Raymond Rush, Marc Saltzman
ART DIRECTOR Doris Winters dwinters@costco.com on at Costco at this time of year to help
ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR you prepare for all the festivities, but the areas that
Lory Williams lwilliams@costco.com amaze me most are our food departments.
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Ken Broman, Bill Carlson, Steven Lait, Chris Rusnak, As you prepare your holiday meals, I recommend
David Schneider, Brenda Shecter that you follow this road map in your local Costco.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Pam Sather psather@costco.com First, load up on all the staples needed for your meals,
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER spices for a variety of dishes, beverages and so on.
Antolin Matsuda amatsuda@costco.com Then head for the bakery department, where you’ll
COLOR SPECIALIST
MaryAnne Robbers mrobbers@costco.com find a selection of delicious specialties that are
ADVERTISING MANAGER brought in only for this time of year—and change
Jane Klein Shucklin jshucklin@costco.com from year to year, as our bakery operators always like
ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGER
Kathi Tipper-Holgersen 425-313-6581 ktipper@costco.com to try something new. Look for the Harvest Spice
ADVERTISING COORDINATORS Cheesecake before Thanksgiving and a three-pack
Nikki Chellew 425-427-3534 nchellew@costco.com
Nico Cordero 425-313-2558 nmcordero@costco.com Holiday Variety Loaf from mid-October through
Kirsten Neubrech 425-313-2549 kneubrech@costco.com Christmas. And ... the Peppermint Bark!
ADVERTISING COPYWRITER Bill Urlevich Next, find the famous Costco pumpkin pies. Yes,
ADVERTISING GRAPHIC DESIGNER Susan Detlor
NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE pumpkin pies are usually associated with Thanks-
Frank Colonno 201-962-2759 fcmediapartners@optonline.net giving (we sell over ˆ million in the days just before © COSTCO PHOTO STUDIO
BUSINESS MANAGER Jane Johnson Thanksgiving), but they make a wonderful and
CIRCULATION MANAGER
Rossie Cruz rcruz@costco.com affordable dessert in October and December as well.
PUBLISHING DIGITAL ANALYST Make your way to the fresh fruit area for apples,
Dorothy Strakele connection@costco.com oranges and more (homemade apple pie is a personal Tim Talevich
COSTCO WHOLESALE Editorial Director,
P.O. Box 34088, Seattle, WA 98124-1088 favorite!). Wheel your cart into the walk-in coolers for Costco Connection
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, Washington 98027 fresh produce—our salad kits are really convenient.
Fax: 425-313-6718žEmail: connection@costco.com
Swing by the cheese selection, and last, visit the deli
SUBSCRIPTION CHANGES coolers. This is where you’ll find a selection of pre- Chew on this!
You can change your subscription via live chat or mail. Last year, Costco sold
Please allow four to six weeks for processing. made foods that are ready to be popped into the oven 6 million pumpkin pies
LIVE CHAT Go to Costco.com, click on as main or side dishes. Our food buyers love to present in the U.S. That
“Customer service” and then “Live Chat.” new options during the holidays . See what they’ve required some 3.8
MAIL Membership Processing, P.O. Box 34783, million pumpkins, most
Seattle, WA 98124-1088 come up with this year. We’re sure you’ll be pleased. of which came from the
And another convenient option: home delivery nation’s top pumpkin-
through CostcoGrocery. This new service can make growing state: Illinois.
food preparation easier. Go to Costco.com and select
“Grocery” for details. Let the gladness begin! Follow us on
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