Chocolate Is so Expensive in Denmark that Even Thieves Covet It – This Is How Stores Solved the Problem

Danish grocery stores Netto, Bilka and Føtex are having to install burglar alarms on food because pickpocketing and shoplifting have become more common.

Theft is a growing problem, according to Salling Group, which has begun installing theft alarms on goods.

The Danish food giant Salling Group is fed up with thefts of Marabou chocolate. Now they are putting theft alarms on the Swedish chocolate bars to stop the thieves, reports BT.

Several grocery stores have started to install theft alarms on chocolate from Marabou. This was confirmed by Christoffer Roslyng Green, a press consultant for the grocery group Salling Group, to B.T. Salling Group owns, among others, Netto, Bilka and Føtex. According to Christoffer Roslyng Green, the decision is related to the fact that more chocolate is being stolen from the stores. - Theft is a growing problem, and therefore we are forced to u…

Theft is a growing problem, according to Salling Group, which has begun installing theft alarms on goods.