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Twelve tonnes of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen while being transported across Europe earlier this week.
KitKat, which is owned by food giant Nestle, said on Saturday that 413,793 bars had gone missing after leaving a factory in central Italy, where they were to be distributed across Europe before reaching Poland.
The vehicle and its contents have not been found, Nestle said. It did not say where the truck was lost.
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According to Nestlé, a shipment of KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe and more than 400,000 bars were reported missing. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We’ve always encouraged people to take a break from KitKat, but it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made off with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate,” a KitKat spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson added, “While we appreciate the extraordinary interest of criminals, the fact is that cargo theft is a serious issue for businesses of all sizes.” “With more sophisticated schemes being deployed on a regular basis, we chose to go to the public with our own experience in the hope that it will raise awareness of this increasingly common criminal trend.”
While KitKat said there is no risk from the stolen product, it said the missing chocolate bars could appear on unofficial sales channels across Europe.
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Nestlé said twelve tonnes of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen while being transported across Europe. (Dominic Lipinski/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company said the missing chocolate bars can be traced through a unique batch code and anyone scanning the batch numbers of the stolen bars will be directed to contact the company.
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Nestlé said the stolen KitKat bar shipment would not affect supplies or cause shortages ahead of Easter. (Lindsay Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Nestle said the incident would not affect supplies or lead to shortages ahead of Easter.
Reuters contributed to this report.
