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12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen during transport in Europe earlier this week.
KitKat, owned by food giant Nestlé, said on Saturday 413,793 bars were missing after leaving a factory in central Italy, where they were to be distributed across Europe before arriving in Poland.
The car and interior have not yet been found, Nestlé said. It did not say where the truck was lost.
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KitKat chocolate bars have been stolen in Europe, with more than 400,000 units reported missing, according to Nestlé. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images / Getty Images)
“We’ve been encouraging people to take a break from KitKat, but it seems that thieves took this message to heart and made off with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate,” a KitKat spokesperson said in a statement.
“While we appreciate the different tastes of criminals, the fact remains that theft of goods is a growing issue in businesses of all people,” the spokesperson continued. “As there are more sophisticated programs being deployed on a regular basis, we have chosen to go public with our information in the hope that it raises awareness of the growing criminal trend.”
While KitKat said there was no risk associated with the stolen product, it added that the missing chocolate bars could come from illegal sales channels across Europe.
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12 tons of KitKat chocolates were stolen while being transported to Europe, Nestlé said. (Dominic Lipinski/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company said the missing chocolate bars are traceable to a unique batch code and anyone scanning the batch numbers of the stolen bars will be given instructions on how to contact the company.
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Nestlé said the shipment of the stolen KitKat bars would not affect supplies or cause shortages ahead of Easter. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Nestlé said that this incident will not affect the procurement of goods or lead to shortages before Easter.
Reuters contributed to this report.
