This was back in February of this year, but I'm still not seeing it at taco trucks.
According to a letter Coca-Cola sent distributors, which was seen by CNN, it recently "identified additional challenges in the source wells, including quality issues related to the source's geology," resulting in a pause in receiving any orders.
"We are now making further investments at the source to improve source stability and quality and enable increased production, requiring us to temporarily stop production," the letter read.
Hey k00b, that's a bummer seeing Taco trucks still missing Topo Chico. I love the fizz and hope they sort the well soon. What's your favorite way to enjoy it when it's around?
I lived there for a while for a local project. There were periods that it felt so dry, as if you're in SoCal.
I've never been but my wife's grandmother is from there.
Maybe there's some kind of drought wherever the wells are fed.
I went back there in 2024 as I was anyway in Mexico and didn't have any in-person obligations for a month, and I loved the way it modernized (at least in the areas I moved around in) and the atmosphere was much better than 2 decades ago, when it was rather grim.
There are also lots of breweries there. So I guess it really is a bit like SoCal, where the residential side of things are less than optimal due to water allocations? Not sure, worth digging into a bit.
Most of what I can find points to drought, ramping up in 2022 but getting even worse by 2024.
Damn, I didn’t even know there was a Topo Chico shortage. No wonder I haven’t been seeing it around.
Topo Chico fans are definitely feeling this one. I guess we’ll have to wait a little longer.