Following a long 14 months, Costco customers will soon be brought together with their beloved free samples.

In an earnings call Thursday, Costco CFO Richard Galanti affirmed that most Costco locations in the U.S. will probably be offering the free food samples before the finish of June, with some offering the advantage considerably prior. The declaration comes over a year after Costco stopped the mainstream practice in the midst of the beginning phases of the Covid pandemic in March 2020.

“I’m happy to report that over the next couple of weeks, we’re beginning a phased return to full sampling,” Galanti said. The first “wave” of locations to begin offering the samples will consist of about 170 U.S. locations.

“The first wave will actually determine how fast we roll out,” said Galanti, who estimated that remaining U.S. locations will start offering free samples “towards the end of June,” with some exceptions based on specific state or local restrictions.

“Increased safety protocols,” however, have prompted a change in how Costco will be distributing the samples. Foods will now be prepared behind plexiglass and in smaller batches. Samples will also be distributed to Costco members “one at a time,” Galanti said.

Costco’s food courts, as well, will be returning a “bigger way” subsequent to serving just a restricted menu since the beginning of the pandemic, Galanti said. More current offerings, which have effectively appeared at select locations, incorporate a “high-end soft ice cream” instead of its frozen yogurt, as well as an “improved” churro, to be available at most locations by July 4.

Tables and seating, as well, are as of now back at a “handful” of locations, with plans to bring them back at essentially all locations by June 7 with expanded social-distancing protocol in place.

Information on Costco bringing back its free samples follows an update to its mask policy, declared recently. Following the CDC’s most recent guidance, Costco loosened up its veil prerequisites for completely vaccinated visitors, yet just at locations where state and local laws permitted.