Overview
- A truck carrying about 413,793 KitKat bars disappeared last week between a factory in central Italy and its destination in Poland, and the vehicle and cargo are still missing.
- Nestlé says there is no consumer-safety risk and overall supply is not affected by the theft.
- Each bar carries a batch code that buyers can scan to confirm if it is part of the stolen load, and KitKat asks people to report matches so it can alert authorities.
- Media reports citing Italian authorities say the thieves posed as police and removed the driver, who was later found unharmed.
- Industry groups IUMI and TAPA EMEA report a rise in cargo theft and freight fraud using tactics like fake credentials and cloned firms, which aligns with concerns raised by Nestlé.