US Edition12 Tons of KitKat Bars Stolen in Europe Heist
Nestlé's shipment of 413,793 limited-edition Formula 1 KitKat bars was stolen in transit, highlighting rising sophisticated cargo theft targeting high-value goods, the company said.
- On Saturday, Swiss food giant Nestle confirmed a truck transporting 413,793 units of its new KitKat range was stolen while in transit between a factory in central Italy and Poland.
- The theft, which occurred last week, prompted Nestle to warn that missing inventory may cause a shortage of KitKats on shelves ahead of the upcoming Easter weekend.
- Nestle noted unique batch codes can trace the stolen chocolate to identify unofficial sales channels, while the company works with local authorities to recover the 12 tonnes of stolen product.
- A KitKat spokesperson said, "It seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate," noting cargo theft is escalating.
- Cargo theft remains an escalating trend, as a separate shipment of Tucker Carlson's ALP nicotine pouches was hijacked in California, with the company offering a $100,000 reward for recovery information.
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413,793 KitKat Bars Stolen in Bizarre Candy Heist
Somewhere between Italy and Poland, a truck carrying more than 12 tons of KitKat bars seemingly vanished into thin air. That’s 413,793 individual bars. Break those bars down into the individual chocolate-covered wafer sticks that comprise a KitKat bar, and that’s 16,551,072 sticks that are untraceable right now. That is, until authorities find someone between Poland and Italy who has slipped into a diabetic coma with a ring of chocolate around t…
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