Some Facts about the Choco Taco

The ice cream treat born in Philadelphia nearly four decades ago has been discontinued.

The Choco Taco would be no more, and as a result, cue the disappointment.

Almost immediately, hearts melted and stomachs growled when Klondike parent company Unilever announced production of the Philadelphia-born Jack & Jill Ice Cream treat would be no more.

It was invented in Philadelphia by... a senior vice president?!

Alan Drazen, then the senior VP at Jack & Jill Ice Cream Company, created the beloved ice cream taco in the ‘80s. Sadly, it was NOT the product of a love affair between a Mexican taqueria cook and a Canadian ice cream enthusiast. Drazen now runs a vending machine company and occasionally goes to Pizza Brain in Philadelphia, as pictured above.

It's made by Klondike, but the Choco Taco chain of command is much longer than that.

Klondike was bought by Good Humor-Breyers in the '90s, which is in turn a subsidiary of Unilever, which is a subsidiary of no one -- and the world's largest ice cream manufacturer. So the Choco Taco is in good (cold) hands.

They're healthy(ish) and kosher?!?

The vanilla ice cream in a Choco Taco is reduced-fat, so it's actually kinda good for you! You know, except for all that chocolate-covered, fudge-swirled, peanut-topped business. So anyway, eating one is basically like doing Pilates. Plus, every time you bite into a Choco Taco, remember that a rabbi approved of it.

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