{"id":578805,"date":"2026-04-03T04:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/578805\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:04:10","slug":"thieves-steal-12-tons-of-f1-kitkats-from-truck-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/578805\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves Steal 12 Tons of F1 KitKats From Truck in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of thieves in Europe managed to steal more than 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars, confirms Swiss food producer Nestl\u00e9 in a statement.<\/p>\n

The theft occurred after a truck left a production site in central Italy during the week of Mar. 23. At some point in time on the truck\u2019s 800-plus mile route to a distribution site (and then Poland), thieves nabbed the truck that contained 413,973 KitKat bars shaped like an F1 car (a new promotion for the brand).<\/p>\n

“The vehicle and its contents remain unaccounted for, and investigations are ongoing in close collaboration with local authorities and supply chain partners,” said Nestl\u00e9 in a statement.<\/p>\n

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KitKat itself also released a statement about the heist, saying, “We\u2019ve always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat \u2013 but it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nestl\u00e9 has confirmed that the heist won\u2019t impact any KitKat supplies at retail locations. So if you really want to get F1-shaped KitKats \u2014 created to celebrate the brand becoming the \u201cOfficial Chocolate Bar of Formula 1\u201d last year \u2014 then you\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n

And if you come across the stolen candy bars, you\u2019ll know based no a unique batch code that\u2019s assigned to individual bars. Expected to be circulated in unofficial sales channels throughout Europe, the bars will have instructions about how to contact KitKat once scanned.<\/p>\n

The company does urge consumers to not take any direction action to locate and\/or recover any fo the stolen candy bars. Instead, chocolate-focused detectives should share any information that they have with local law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

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