Sugar high(st): more than 12 tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy

Thieves made a break for 413,793 units of the company’s new F1 line bars, which could cause shortage before Easter A large shipment of KitKat bars was stolen while in transit to distributors, a major candy crime right before the Easter holiday that could cause shortages for customers. The truck carrying 413,793 units of a “new chocolate range”, about 12 tons of chocolate bars, was pilfered while being driven through Europe on 26 March, Agence France-Presse reported. A spokesperson for Nestlé, KitKat’s parent company, confirmed the theft to the Guardian, adding that the company is investigating the theft with local authorities and supply chain partners. The stolen truck left a factory in central Italy and was en route to Poland when the robbery occurred, according to a statement from Nestlé. The vehicle and the carried-off chocolate have not been located. No one was hurt during the heist, a Nestlé spokesperson told the Athletic. “We’ve always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat,” said Nestlé in a statement, riffing off the KitKat slogan. “But it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tons of our chocolate.â