Overview
- KitKat said a truck carrying 413,793 bars vanished in transit last week in Europe, and both the vehicle and cargo remain missing as police investigate.
- The shipment weighed about 12 tonnes and left central Italy headed for Poland for distribution across European markets.
- The company warned the goods could be resold through unofficial sellers, with each unit traceable by a lot code printed on the wrapper.
- Consumers and retailers can scan the lot number to check for a match and are urged not to handle suspected items but to report them to KitKat or local police.
- Industry groups IUMI and TAPA EMEA recently reported a rise in cargo theft and more sophisticated freight fraud, a trend that can push goods into gray markets and raise costs across supply chains.