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A monolithic 12-ton shipment of Nestle's crunch KitKat bars was stolen successful a chocolaty heist that risks causing a shortage successful stores close earlier Easter.
KitKat, owned by Swiss nutrient elephantine Nestle, told AFP connected Saturday that "a motortruck transporting 413,793 units of its caller cocoa scope has been stolen during transit successful Europe." The shipment disappeared past week portion heading betwixt accumulation and organisation locations, the institution said.
"We've ever encouraged radical to person a interruption with KitKat," a spokesperson told AFP, referring to its celebrated catchphrase. "But it seems thieves person taken the connection excessively virtually and made a interruption with much than 12 tons of our chocolate."
The institution said the stolen motortruck had near a mill successful cardinal Italy and was making its mode to Poland erstwhile it was stolen, adding that "the conveyance and its contents stay unaccounted for."
"Investigations are ongoing successful adjacent collaboration with section authorities and proviso concatenation partners," Nestle said.
The chocolatier warned that the missing cocoa bars whitethorn pb to a shortage of KitKats appearing connected shelves and buyers whitethorn conflict to find their favourite chocolates up of Easter.
It besides said the missing cocoa bars "could participate unofficial income channels crossed European markets."
Nestle besides said it was imaginable to hint the stolen goods by scanning the unsocial batch codes recovered connected each bar.
"If a lucifer is found, the scanner volition beryllium fixed wide instructions connected however to alert KitKat who volition past stock the grounds appropriately," it said.
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