Our long national nightmare may be over:
After months of being harder to find on store shelves, Topo Chico Mineral Water is making a comeback — and Texas will be the first state to get it.
Coca-Cola, which owns Topo Chico, said the mineral water is beginning a phased return to stores in Texas, with plans to bring the product back to additional states in 2027.
The return comes after a shortage that affected Topo Chico Mineral Water for much of 2026.
Last February, the beloved Mexican mineral water began disappearing from store shelves while upgrades were made to Topo Chico's production plant in Monterrey, Mexico. Since then I've had to make do with other brands, whether they be Mexican (Penafiel, Mineragua) or H-E-B's house brand. Although all of these brands are serviceable, none are as good as Topo Chico.
The comeback is starting in Texas.
Topo Chico said it is beginning a phased return of its mineral water in the state before expanding to other parts of the country in 2027.
That means Texas shoppers could begin seeing the familiar glass bottles return to store shelves after months of limited availability. The company did not announce a single nationwide return date, since availability will roll out in phases.
Sure enough, Corinne found some bottles of Topo Chico at a local convenience store a couple of weeks ago. And I discovered a pallet full of the familiar yellow 12-bottle boxes of Topo Chico at my local H-E-B late last week. It was a sight for sore eyes indeed, although I personally prefer the larger plastic bottles. Hopefully Costco will begin carrying those in the 24-pack trays soon as well.
In addition to the return of the classic mineral water, Topo Chico is also rolling out a line of canned mineral waters. As has been the case since 1895, all the water comes from a spring at the foot of the Cerro del Topo Chico in Monterrey.
I'm just glad that I can enjoy Topo Chico again. This was way worse than the 2021 shortage, which was traumatic enough.
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