Costco brings back viral Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches

Driving the news: Nightingale spokesperson Molly Szkotak tells Axios that "we're in a much better position this time around" regarding inventory planning — so no empty shelves yet.

• That means you can still get an 18-pack of their new Strawberry Shortcake flavor, which is strawberry ice cream filling held together by two brown sugar cookies.
• They're sold bite-sized and exclusively at Costco for $19.99.

Caveat: The sandwiches, voted the best grocery store ice cream sandwich ever by People.com this month, are available only in Virginia and East Coast states north of us.

The intrigue: When a Costco influencer (yes, they exist!) partnered with Nightingale to post about the new sandwiches, it became her most viewed Instagram video — ever.

• Nearly a million people have watched it, and the comments are flooded with people nationwide (we're talking Texas, California, Georgia, etc.) asking for the sandwiches to come to their Costcos, too.

Pro tip: If you don't have a Costco membership, there are Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches in essentially every store in the Richmond area.

• It's a perk of having an ice cream sandwich giant in your backyard.

What's next: Nightingale is expanding with a new production facility and HQ off Richmond Highway and near Walmsley, which means more flavors could be incoming.

Go deeper: Made in RVA: Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches