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Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen earlier this week during transport through Europe.
KitKat, owned by food giant Nestlé, said on Saturday that 413,793 bars went missing after leaving a factory in central Italy where they were due to be distributed across Europe before arriving in Poland.
The vehicle and its contents have not been found, Nestlé said. It is not stated where the truck was lost.
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A batch of KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe and more than 400,000 bars were reported missing, according to Nestlé. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We’ve always encouraged people to take a break with KitKat, but it appears thieves took the message too literally and took a break with over 12 tons of our chocolate,” a KitKat spokesperson said in a statement.
“While we appreciate the criminals’ exceptional taste, the fact remains that cargo theft is an escalating problem for companies of all sizes,” the spokesperson continued. “With more sophisticated programs being deployed on a regular basis, we have chosen to make our own experiences public in the hope that this will raise awareness of an increasingly common criminal trend.”
While KitKat said there was no risk associated with the stolen product, it added that the missing chocolate bars could appear on unofficial sales channels across Europe.
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Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen during transport through Europe, Nestlé said. (Dominic Lipinski/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company said the missing chocolate bars are traceable via a unique batch code and that anyone who scans the batch numbers of the stolen bars will be given instructions on how to contact the company.
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Nestlé said a shipment of stolen KitKat bars will not affect supply or cause shortages in the run-up to Easter. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Nestlé said the incident will not affect supply or lead to a shortage in the run-up to Easter.
Reuters contributed to this report.
