![]() ![]() ![]() If you want one last, bittersweet bite, you may still be able to find remaining Choco Taco inventory at stores. The Choco Taco was previously sold at Taco Bell, and saw a return the fast food chain's menu for a limited time earlier this year to celebrate Klondike's 100-year anniversary. The Choco Taco was also available at Taco Bell through 2015, and recently resurfaced in February of this year for a limited time at 20 locations. It folded the dessert into Klondike in 1993. Unilever eventually bought the Choco Taco brand, which became a fixture of ice cream trucks and standalone ice cream freezers. The Choco Taco was invented in Philadelphia in 1983 by Alan Drazen, Senior Vice President of the Jack and Jill Ice Cream Company. Jack & Jill liked the idea and commissioned a Wisconsin company, Gold Bond (no affiliation with the powder), to produce the folded shells and fill them with ice cream. Drazen told Eater in 2016 he was incentivized to create a taco-based ice cream treat owing to an American fixation on Mexican-themed food. especially because Taco Bell - which used to sell the product years ago brought it back to some stores. The Choco Taco was invented in 1983 by Alan Drazen, who was then working for ice cream vendor Jack & Jill in Philadelphia. The Choco Taco was born in the early 1980s, according to a 2016 article in Eater. While the company didn’t name specific items that could be positively impacted by the Choco Taco’s demise, Klondike ice cream bars have experienced an increase in demand in recent years. The Klondike Choco Taco will be available at. Klondike, which is owned by Unilever, cited a need to “ensure availability of our full portfolio nationwide” as the reason for pulling the product. Maby Kaitlin Gates Taco Bell is celebrating its 60th anniversary by bringing back an iconic dessert to menus in two American cities. The latest casualty: the Choco Taco, a novelty dairy dessert that will soon be gone.Īccording to The New York Times, Choco Taco parent company Klondike confirmed the news this week after fans of the crunchy, nut-topped treat recoiled at rumors it would be disappearing. This means that you can only get this ice cream taco at 20 locations in Los Angeles and Milwaukee. Other social media posts showed the summer treat going as high as 1,000. The lowest advertised price was 25 and the highest price was a box of Choco Tacos at 500 each. And that catch is that the Choco Taco is not actually getting a nationwide release. On Monday, Facebook Marketplace in the Los Angeles area listed several Choco Tacos for sale. As anyone who’s ever longed for an Ecto-Cooler knows, not every consumer product has an infinite lifespan. It’s the ultimate comeback, but you know there is a bit of a catch (at least right now). ![]()
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