12 tons of KitKats vanished in a European highway heist

12 tons of KitKats were stolen in transit between Italy and Poland.

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• A major chocolate heist saw more than 400,000 bars of chocolate go missing in Europe.
• Nestlé said 12 tons of KitKats were stolen between Italy and Poland.
• The company said supply would not be affected because of the robbery.

Nestlé said it was the target of a major chocolate heist last week.

"We can confirm that 12T of KitKat products were stolen while in transit...