Overview
- KitKat, which on Wednesday launched a public Stolen KitKat Tracker, asks buyers to enter the eight-digit lot code on the wrapper to see if a bar came from the missing load.
- The stolen cargo totals about 12 tonnes, equal to roughly 413,793 bars, taken during transport between Italy and Poland.
- Nestlé says the loss is about €532,000 and stresses the case is real, not an April Fools’ stunt.
- The company says local authorities are investigating with supply-chain partners, and the tracker helps people tell if a product was part of the theft.
- Security groups report cargo theft in Europe costs more than €8 billion each year, with food and drink often targeted because items resell fast and are hard to trace.