Klondike drops the Choco Taco from its lineup

Fans of the beloved Choco Taco — a taco-shaped ice cream treat produced by Klondike — will need a new way to satisfy their sweet tooth. Klondike has made it official: The Choco Taco has been discontinued.

Klondike confirmed the news on its website. One- and four-count pack sizes will no longer be sold.

“Over the past two years, we have experienced an unprecedented spike in demand across our portfolio and have had to make very tough decisions to ensure availability of our full portfolio nationwide,” the site reads. “A necessary but unfortunate part of this process is that we sometimes must discontinue products, even a beloved item like Choco Taco.”

The news created a stir on social media, where users mourned the loss of the treat.

One Twitter user wrote, “Not the choco taco, they always take the best things away from us.”

Another stated, “Choco Taco has fallen,” while sharing a story confirming the news.

Choco Taco was first developed by Alan Drazen in 1983. At that time, the treat was owned by the Philadelphia company Jack & Jill and was only sold from ice cream trucks, according to a 2016 article from Eater. In 1989, Good Humor and its parent company, Unilever, bought the license to manufacture and distribute Choco Taco.

Acquisition of the product ultimately led to its growth in popularity. By 2016, the Choco Taco was found in about 120,000 Good Humor/Unilever convenience store freezers, as well as warehouse and grocery stores, and was enjoyed by tens of millions of Americans each year.

While the product may not be available for purchase on the Klondike website, fans might still be able to get their hands on one or two from various retails as remaining inventory is sold off, Newsweek reported.

Customers can find the closest Klondike retailer online.