More than 12 tonnes of KitKat disappeared from a European distribution route, sparking a cross-border probe and a public appeal for batch number tips.<\/p>\n
Thieves stole more than 400,000 KitKat bars, weighing approximately 12 tons, during distribution of cargo across Europe.<\/p>\n
The confectionery products from the Swiss company Nestl\u00e9 were stolen on the route from a factory in central Italy to Poland.<\/p>\n
The vehicle and its contents remain unknown; investigations are ongoing in close collaboration with local authorities and supply chain partners.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nestl\u00e9<\/p>\n
Number of stolen bars and the manufacturer\u2019s statement<\/p>\n
The company said that 413,793 KitKat bars were stolen. Each bar has a batch number on the packaging, and KitKat asks to report if a matching number is found.<\/p>\n
As reported in the joint statement by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and TAPA EMEA, cargo thefts and transport fraud are rising and becoming increasingly sophisticated.<\/p>\n
\u2013 IUMI and TAPA EMEA<\/p>\n
In a KitKat statement, there was also the phrase: \u201cWe have always encouraged people to take a break with KITKAT \u2013 but it seems the thieves took that literally and took a break on more than 12 tons of our chocolate\u201d.<\/p>\n
While we value the criminals\u2019 exceptional taste, the fact remains: cargo thefts are an escalating problem for businesses of any size.<\/p>\n
\u2013 KITKAT spokesperson<\/p>\n
In a Sunday Instagram post, KitKat assured that there is no cause for concern about consumer safety, and that supply has not been affected.<\/p>\n
This is not the only large chocolate theft to have occurred recently in Europe: in July 2023, a Briton was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs. According to PA Media, Joby Pool broke into the production facility and hauled them away in a stolen van. These milk chocolate eggs with a yellow and white fondant filling have a cult following in the United Kingdom and are typically sold during the Easter period.<\/p>\n
Such incidents underscore the rising danger to food industry logistics and the need to bolster cargo protection on the way to consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 12 tonnes of KitKat disappeared from a European distribution route, sparking a cross-border probe and a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[126],"tags":[23629,24206,23826,24205,199,24207,1202],"class_list":["post-41699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nestle","tag-cargo-theft-europe","tag-food-logistics-security","tag-kitkat-theft","tag-kitkat-theft-nestle-cargo-theft-cargo-theft-europe-food-logistics-security","tag-nestle","tag-nestle-cargo-theft","tag-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116318931674294834","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}