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Truck carrying 12 tonnes of KitKat bars disappears en route from Italy to Poland
Nestle reports a truck bound for Poland containing 413,793 KitKat bars vanished last week, raising risks of local shortages and unofficial sales across Europe.
Mar 28th 2026 · Italy
Insights
- Nestle says about 12 tonnes, or 413,793 KitKat bars, went missing after leaving a production site in central Italy last week.
Sources
- 12 tons of KitKat stolen in chocolaty heist in Europe, Nestle says www.cbsnews.com
- Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate stolen in Europe www.lemonde.fr
- Nestle says thieves stole 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars www.dw.com
- Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland apnews.com
- Over 400,000 KitKat bars stolen, as thieves ‘make a break’ with 12 tonne shipment www.scmp.com
- Sugar high(st): more than twelve tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy www.theguardian.com
- Thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars in Europe www.reuters.com