Why $4.99 Costco Chicken Is a Massive Problem

Costco's legendary rotisserie chicken has become nearly a cult favorite.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Costco sells rotisserie chicken for $4.99 and will go to great lengths to maintain this ultralow price. The company opened its own poultry CAFO in Fremont, Nebraska, to have better control over the size of the broilers

• There are steep, hidden costs to CAFO chicken, including environmental costs, human health costs and ethical considerati…