A wildly popular brand of taco shells and seasoning is making a return to store shelves. General Mills, the new owner of the La Tiara brand, announced the news on Monday. The return of the yellow and white corn taco shells and special seasoning came as welcome news for Doug Newton, who lives in Kansas City’s Northland. He stocked up on shells at his local Price Chopper last year when he heard the brand’s former owner would no longer stock the shelves. His supply of 20 La Tiara taco shell boxes in his freezer has dwindled to just three. “I was glad I timed it right,” Newton said. Ashley Fetters of Norwalk, Iowa, started with 216 taco shells in April of last year after buying up supplies at her local Fareway stores. She has rationed her supply down to 86.“We were hoping and praying,” Fetters said.Asked if she considered selling them online, she said no.“I wasn’t going to give away my taco shells. No,” she said. “Especially if they wouldn’t come back.”Both Fetters and Newton are part of the popular Facebook group “Please Bring Back La Tiara Taco Shells” with more than 22,000 members. The group was formed after La Tiara’s former owner, Gladstone Food Products, ceased production last year after it owed more than $5 million to creditors.General Mills stepped in to purchase the La Tiara brand, with court approval. In a release on Monday, the company said the Facebook group played a role in the brand’s return. General Mills announced an April 10 ribbon-cutting at its production facility in Gladstone.You can find more about the brand’s return here.

GLADSTONE, Mo. —

A wildly popular brand of taco shells and seasoning is making a return to store shelves.

General Mills, the new owner of the La Tiara brand, announced the news on Monday.

The return of the yellow and white corn taco shells and special seasoning came as welcome news for Doug Newton, who lives in Kansas City’s Northland. He stocked up on shells at his local Price Chopper last year when he heard the brand’s former owner would no longer stock the shelves.

His supply of 20 La Tiara taco shell boxes in his freezer has dwindled to just three.

“I was glad I timed it right,” Newton said.

Ashley Fetters of Norwalk, Iowa, started with 216 taco shells in April of last year after buying up supplies at her local Fareway stores.

She has rationed her supply down to 86.

“We were hoping and praying,” Fetters said.

Asked if she considered selling them online, she said no.

“I wasn’t going to give away my taco shells. No,” she said. “Especially if they wouldn’t come back.”

Both Fetters and Newton are part of the popular Facebook group “Please Bring Back La Tiara Taco Shells” with more than 22,000 members. The group was formed after La Tiara’s former owner, Gladstone Food Products, ceased production last year after it owed more than $5 million to creditors.

General Mills stepped in to purchase the La Tiara brand, with court approval. In a release on Monday, the company said the Facebook group played a role in the brand’s return.

General Mills announced an April 10 ribbon-cutting at its production facility in Gladstone.

You can find more about the brand’s return here.