If I were to rank my top five candy bars, KitKat bars would be somewhere in there, along with Twix, the 100 Grand bars, the good ol’ fashioned Hershey milk chocolate bars, and my all-time favorite (and one that isn’t made anymore), the tasty Marathon bars.
KitKat celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2025 and has a pretty neat history, according to its official bio.
“In 1935, a heartwarming treat named ‘Rowntree’s Chocolate Crisp’ hit the shelves in stores around the United Kingdom,” they note. “Fast forward to now, and we all know and love it as Nestle KitKat. This somewhat simple name was derived from the Kit Kat Club, an exclusive 18th-century club for the elite in London.”
They added that “The name was chosen to add a hint of sophistication and grandness to this sweet and smooth snack.”
One of the stranger stories to come out over the last few days happens to involve KitKat bars, and how several hundred thousand of them were apparently stolen in Europe in what is being called a “chocolate heist.”
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Here is what’s alleged to have happened:
KitKat, owned by Swiss food giant Nestle, told AFP on Saturday that “a truck transporting 413,793 units of its new chocolate range has been stolen during transit in Europe.” The shipment disappeared last week while heading between production and distribution locations, the company said.
“We’ve always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat,” a spokesperson told AFP, referring to its famous catchphrase. “But it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tons of our chocolate.”
The company said the stolen truck had left a factory in central Italy and was making its way to Poland when it was stolen, adding that “the vehicle and its contents remain unaccounted for.”
The bars were reportedly the Formula 1-shaped version of the popular candy.
.@Nestle said in a formal press release over the weekend that it had 12 tons of its new Formula 1 car-shaped @KitKat chocolates go missing in an apparent heist in Europe. pic.twitter.com/OkUmCjj1xR
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 30, 2026
KitKat also responded on X by claiming that “supply is not affected” by the heist:
Regarding recent press coverage pic.twitter.com/Huh4EnFV2J
— KITKAT (@KITKAT) March 29, 2026
Humorously, several other brands, some of them food-related, had thoughts, including chains here in the U.S. and Europe:
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— Denny’s (@DennysDiner) March 30, 2026
“Bad time to roll out our Kit Kat pancakes huh,” Denny’s also quipped in another tweet.
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— Domino’s Pizza UK (@Dominos_UK) March 30, 2026
This McDonald’s – France tweet, roughly translated, states “we still have some KitKat left if you need it.”
il nous reste du KitKat,