thieves stole more than 12 tons of KitKat bars while a shipment was en route across Europe. Nestle says the chocolate heist could cause shortages ahead of Easter
thieves stole more than 12 tons of KitKat bars while a shipment was en route across Europe. Nestle says the chocolate heist could cause shortages ahead of Easter
swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland.
the company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that “the vehicle and its load are still nowhere to be found.”
the shipment of the crunchy bars, made of waffles covered with chocolate, disappeared last week while en route between production and distribution locations. The chocolate bars were to be distributed throughout Europe.
the missing candy bars could enter unofficial sales channels across European markets, the company said, but if this does happen, all products can be traced using the unique batch code assigned to individual bars.
a spokesperson for KitKat said that as a result, consumers, retailers and wholesalers would be able to identify if a product is part of the stolen shipment by scanning the on-pack batch numbers. If a match is found, the scanner will be given clear instructions on how to alert the company, which will then share the evidence appropriately.
DiabeticHotPocket on
What does Easter has to do with any of this?
thisisasetupisntit on
It’s all sitting in some truck In a warehouse no one steals kit kat bars.
erezawmas on
The Great KitKat Heist of 2026
OMGitsTK447 on
With how expensive chocolate has become this doesn’t surprise me
Environmental-Ball24 on
disiskeviv on
Suck on that Nestle, one of the evil companies.
LibroBlock on
Cadbury did this.
Forward_Cheek4775 on
Alright alright so a bit off topic but if you scroll and look at those KitKats on the right at the same time it makes an illusion that the broken kitkat is moving
ProfessionalStay5797 on
It’s a shit biscuit anyway!
Fun-Wrongdoer1316 on
Gonna use this as an excuse to jack up prices due to “shortage”. They taking a play out of the scalpers playbook. False scarcity.
Eoine on
Dafuk you do then with 12 tons of stolen KitKat
Not like you’re going to sell them individually, and who’s going to buy untraceable food for a regular business ?
toothpeeler on
I bet it’s the same kind of people that just take a bite out the whole damn thing when eating it. Fucking cowards.
Tecvoid2 on
dont put all your eggs in one basket this close to easter.
also, they recycle broken/bad kit kats at the factory by grinding them up and making them part of the waffle mix.
im_bi_strapping on
Nestle wouldn’t lie about it just to break sanctions and sell chocolate to Russia for 10x the price. They’re a company with a good track record of honest and transparent practices and a real sense of social responsibility
fredowithoutal on
They shouldn’t get so wound up about it, it happens and we all move on. Great maple syrup heist was far more impactful.
They need to take some of their own advice, relax and have a break and have a …. Oh that’s awkward.
organizim on
I hope for nothing but the worst for Nestle. May every shipment of theirs be stolen from now on.
Jdevers77 on
So 12 tons of missing KitKats is going to cause a shortage? Sounds like Nestlé wants to charge more this season and needed a boogeyman to get away with it.
The factory in York alone produces roughly 4.5 million KitKats per DAY. The company makes hundreds of thousands of tons per year globally.
12DecX2002 on
Where is the truck driver at then? Start there?
GoldxBrownSugar on
How convenient. This sound like a load of bologna
xdeshax on
Simply allowing the product to spoil would be a sucker punch to Nestle. I don’t think these thieves were in it for the payout.
Johnny-infinity on
Good news, that shit is palm oil anyway. Nothing of value was lost.
Successful-Tap-50 on
26 pallets of KitKats going missing isn’t going to cause a shortage ffs
TedBundysVlkswagon on
Whoever stole them is a kunt.
jo_nigiri on
This is 100% some sort of tactic to rise the prices ahead of Easter + get free marketing
ItchyStitches101 on
That’s only one 40 foot container load. Maybe a localized shortage to the area it was headed to.
BillWilberforce on
There will be a shortage of chocolate this Easter. As Cadbury’s have stopped making chocolate. Their current recipes are so enshittified, that nobody will touch them. Cocoa replaced by palm oil, completely changing the smell, taste and texture. It’s so bad that it could almost be American.
ohhellperhaps on
….why would people be eating kitkat for Easter? There’s all sorts of Easter based chocolate, but that’s not kitkat…
Also, how is a single truckload this critical?
Smolson_ on
Most Easter candy hits stores before valentines is over.
SeveralPhysics9362 on
Does anyone eat/give KitKat for Easter?
Minute_Attempt3063 on
“shortage” lol what
there have been chocolate eggs in the stores for months in my country, all for easter. ther second easter is over, they are stored for the next year.
they make more then enough, and some of the chocolate they have, is from last year even, just stored well.
Silly-Tax8978 on
Fuck Nestle.
whataloadofoldshit_ on
One vehicle screws up their Easter schedule?!
BreweryStoner on
This seems like a way to get people to buy Kit Kats cuz everyone is saving money and not buying as much these days.
Such-Law926 on
Check the hospitals for a sudden surge of diabetes and hyperglycemia.
Edit: Oh it’s NOT the American version so nevermind.
arthurdentstowels on
Nestlé chocolate is shit anyway, no loss. Oh yeah, fuck Nestlé.
Quackmoor1 on
1 fucking truck and shortages? What the fuck today smoke up there?
sumelar on
What europeans are eating nestle chocolate?
nick_gurz0774 on
lmao a single truck is not gonna cause a shortage
FuckThisShizzle on
One truck load is enough to cause a shortage?
Cereal-Killa- on
sounds like something a huge corporation would say (and lie about) to hint at an upcoming price increase for profits
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swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland.
the company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that “the vehicle and its load are still nowhere to be found.”
the shipment of the crunchy bars, made of waffles covered with chocolate, disappeared last week while en route between production and distribution locations. The chocolate bars were to be distributed throughout Europe.
the missing candy bars could enter unofficial sales channels across European markets, the company said, but if this does happen, all products can be traced using the unique batch code assigned to individual bars.
a spokesperson for KitKat said that as a result, consumers, retailers and wholesalers would be able to identify if a product is part of the stolen shipment by scanning the on-pack batch numbers. If a match is found, the scanner will be given clear instructions on how to alert the company, which will then share the evidence appropriately.
What does Easter has to do with any of this?
It’s all sitting in some truck In a warehouse no one steals kit kat bars.
The Great KitKat Heist of 2026
With how expensive chocolate has become this doesn’t surprise me
Suck on that Nestle, one of the evil companies.
Cadbury did this.
Alright alright so a bit off topic but if you scroll and look at those KitKats on the right at the same time it makes an illusion that the broken kitkat is moving
It’s a shit biscuit anyway!
Gonna use this as an excuse to jack up prices due to “shortage”. They taking a play out of the scalpers playbook. False scarcity.
Dafuk you do then with 12 tons of stolen KitKat
Not like you’re going to sell them individually, and who’s going to buy untraceable food for a regular business ?
I bet it’s the same kind of people that just take a bite out the whole damn thing when eating it. Fucking cowards.
dont put all your eggs in one basket this close to easter.
also, they recycle broken/bad kit kats at the factory by grinding them up and making them part of the waffle mix.
Nestle wouldn’t lie about it just to break sanctions and sell chocolate to Russia for 10x the price. They’re a company with a good track record of honest and transparent practices and a real sense of social responsibility
They shouldn’t get so wound up about it, it happens and we all move on. Great maple syrup heist was far more impactful.
They need to take some of their own advice, relax and have a break and have a …. Oh that’s awkward.
I hope for nothing but the worst for Nestle. May every shipment of theirs be stolen from now on.
So 12 tons of missing KitKats is going to cause a shortage? Sounds like Nestlé wants to charge more this season and needed a boogeyman to get away with it.
The factory in York alone produces roughly 4.5 million KitKats per DAY. The company makes hundreds of thousands of tons per year globally.
Where is the truck driver at then? Start there?
How convenient. This sound like a load of bologna
Simply allowing the product to spoil would be a sucker punch to Nestle. I don’t think these thieves were in it for the payout.
Good news, that shit is palm oil anyway. Nothing of value was lost.
26 pallets of KitKats going missing isn’t going to cause a shortage ffs
Whoever stole them is a kunt.
This is 100% some sort of tactic to rise the prices ahead of Easter + get free marketing
That’s only one 40 foot container load. Maybe a localized shortage to the area it was headed to.
There will be a shortage of chocolate this Easter. As Cadbury’s have stopped making chocolate. Their current recipes are so enshittified, that nobody will touch them. Cocoa replaced by palm oil, completely changing the smell, taste and texture. It’s so bad that it could almost be American.
….why would people be eating kitkat for Easter? There’s all sorts of Easter based chocolate, but that’s not kitkat…
Also, how is a single truckload this critical?
Most Easter candy hits stores before valentines is over.
Does anyone eat/give KitKat for Easter?
“shortage” lol what
there have been chocolate eggs in the stores for months in my country, all for easter. ther second easter is over, they are stored for the next year.
they make more then enough, and some of the chocolate they have, is from last year even, just stored well.
Fuck Nestle.
One vehicle screws up their Easter schedule?!
This seems like a way to get people to buy Kit Kats cuz everyone is saving money and not buying as much these days.
Check the hospitals for a sudden surge of diabetes and hyperglycemia.
Edit: Oh it’s NOT the American version so nevermind.
Nestlé chocolate is shit anyway, no loss. Oh yeah, fuck Nestlé.
1 fucking truck and shortages? What the fuck today smoke up there?
What europeans are eating nestle chocolate?
lmao a single truck is not gonna cause a shortage
One truck load is enough to cause a shortage?
sounds like something a huge corporation would say (and lie about) to hint at an upcoming price increase for profits