{"id":46276,"date":"2026-04-09T05:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/46276\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:31:09","slug":"kitkat-truck-flanked-by-security-convoy-after-12-tonne-chocolate-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/46276\/","title":{"rendered":"KitKat truck flanked by security convoy after 12-tonne chocolate theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:The Independent;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"The Independent\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"271\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ae90c5b0-7c98-11ed-befe-1be805a50c91.png\"\/><\/a>Updated Wed, 8 April 2026 at 7:40 pm UTC<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1bdddd8a2327f288bb83b4d07074eafb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kitkat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KitKat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">KitKat<\/a> truck was flanked by a security escort through Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/canada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Canada;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Canada<\/a> on Wednesday (8 April), following the theft of more than 400,000 bars in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Nestl\u00e9 confirmed that thieves had made off with around 12 tonnes of the chocolate, after a vehicle carrying its new range set off from central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/italy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Italy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Italy<\/a> bound for Poland but did not reach its final destination. The vehicle and the merchandise remain unaccounted for<\/p>\n<p>The food giant said they are working with local authorities and supply partners to investigate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kitkat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KitKat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">KitKat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/canada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Canada;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Canada<\/a> appeared to lean into the headlines, transforming a logistics nightmare into a marketing opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Wed, 8 April 2026 at 7:40 pm UTC A KitKat truck was flanked by a security escort&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[126],"tags":[26825,7151,199,26824,1090],"class_list":["post-46276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nestle","tag-bars-in-europe","tag-kitkat","tag-nestle","tag-security-escort","tag-toronto"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116373113262571930","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46276","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=46276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}