Greater than 400,000 KitKat bars have been stolen from a truck in Europe, Nestlé confirmed.
A lorry carrying some 12 tons of the favored chocolate-covered wafer snack set out this week from the corporate’s factory in Perugia, central Italy.
It was loaded with a complete of 413,793 bars from the brand’s latest official Formula One range.
The bars were imagined to be distributed across Europe with the delivery ending in Poland, but it surely never reached its destination after the truck was hijacked by thieves.
Each the lorry and its sweet contents remain unaccounted for and it’s as of yet unknown where the vehicle was intercepted.
It said it was investigating the incident with authorities and provide chain partners.
The Switzerland-based confectioner said in an announcement: ‘We’ve all the time encouraged people to have a break with KITKAT – but it surely seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with greater than 12 tonnes of our chocolate.
‘Whilst we appreciate the criminals’ exceptional taste, the very fact stays that cargo theft is an escalating issue for businesses of all sizes.
‘With more sophisticated schemes being deployed regularly, we have now chosen to go public with our own experience within the hope that it raises awareness of an increasingly common criminal trend.’
While the bars might be sold through unofficial channels, they may be traced via their unique batch code.
Nestlé added that customers, wholesalers and retailers would give you the chance to envision in the event that they had purchased a stolen product.
Anyone who scans the number for a stolen batch of KitKats shall be directed to instructions on contact the corporate.
It said that customers mustn’t try to track or locate the missing items, but hand any information to the corporate or local authorities.
It comes after a report from the International Union of Marine Insurance
(IUMI) and Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) found an alarming rise in cargo theft, with criminals turning to more sophisticated methods.
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