Overview
- Nestlé confirmed a truck carrying 413,793 KitKat bars disappeared en route from central Italy to Poland, and the vehicle and cargo remain missing.
- The company now says the loss should not disrupt supply for Easter after earlier caution that stores could see short-term gaps.
- KitKat warns the stolen bars may surface in unofficial sales channels and says each bar’s unique lot code can be scanned to confirm if it is part of the missing load.
- Consumers and traders are urged not to try to recover products and to report any suspected items through KitKat’s channels or to local police.
- The theft was disclosed alongside industry findings from IUMI and TAPA EMEA that report rising and more sophisticated cargo crime in Europe, a risk that grows during peak holiday demand.