A spokesperson for\u00a0H-E-B, which also owns local grocers Central Market\u00a0and Joe V’s, said the drink was being restocked in stores, albeit slowly and in limited quantities.<\/p>\n
Other retailers also have the drink \u2014 often used\u00a0as a mixer in ranch water<\/a> \u2014\u00a0back in stock.\u00a0Walmart stores in Spring<\/a> and Sugar Land<\/a> both celebrated the return of the mineral water on Facebook, and the beverage was listed as in stock at several Houston-area Krogers on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n Topo Chico, which is owned by the Coca-Cola Co., did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Friday, a\u00a0company spokesperson told CNN<\/a> that the glass bottles of mineral water were undergoing a “phased return” to stores across Texas, and would be rolled out in other states planned for early 2027.<\/p>\n In February, Coca-Cola announced that Topo Chico’s mineral water would be unavailable for several months as the company made upgrades to the drink’s production facilities in Monterrey, Mexico. Coca-Cola told distributors the shortages stemmed from “quality issues” at the wells in Monterrey.<\/p>\n