Overview
- A truck carrying about 12 tonnes of KitKat bars disappeared en route from a Nestlé site in central Italy to Poland, and both the vehicle and cargo remain missing as investigations continue.
- Nestlé says there is no risk to consumers and overall supply is unaffected, though the missing bars could surface for sale outside normal retail channels.
- Each bar can be checked by scanning the on‑pack batch code, which triggers clear instructions on how to report a match to KitKat and the authorities.
- The shipment totaled 413,793 units from a new Formula 1‑themed range intended for European distribution, which initially raised pre‑Easter stock concerns that the company has since played down.
- Industry groups report a rise in cargo theft using more complex fraud such as forged credentials and cloned firms, and some outlets cite unverified claims of police impersonation in this case.