{"id":503195,"date":"2026-03-28T15:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/a-truck-with-12-tons-of-chocolate-stolen-which-left-italy-for-poland\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:46:03","slug":"a-truck-with-12-tons-of-chocolate-stolen-which-left-italy-for-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/a-truck-with-12-tons-of-chocolate-stolen-which-left-italy-for-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"A truck with 12 tons of chocolate stolen, which left Italy for Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Geneva.-<\/strong> A shipment of <strong>twelve tons of KitKat chocolates<\/strong>, a brand of the multinational food company Nestl\u00e9, was stolen during its transportation by truck in Europe, the company reported this Saturday.\n\nNestl\u00e9 linked this event to the upcoming celebration of <strong>Easter<\/strong>, a period during which chocolate consumption increases considerably in numerous European countries, in the form of eggs or children&#8217;s figures made of chocolate.\n\nHe warned that the theft &#8211; which occurred last week while the truck was traveling between production and distribution centers &#8211; could cause shortages on the shelves just before the religious holiday.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The truck, which was transporting <strong>413,793 units<\/strong> of the popular brand, had left central Italy and was heading towards Poland, with the intention of distributing the chocolate bars in the countries it was passing through.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/detienen-rusa-por-robar-chocolate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/detienen-rusa-por-robar-chocolate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian woman arrested for stealing 223 chocolate bars and eating them<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe vehicle, which was attacked in a place that the company has not specified, as well as the cargo, <strong>have not been located<\/strong>, while an investigation is underway involving local authorities and supply chain partners.\n\nThe company fears that the product may &#8220;enter unofficial sales channels in European markets.&#8221;\n\n&#8220;The theft occurs shortly after a joint report by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) EMEA, which pointed to an alarming increase in cargo theft and fraud in the transport of goods, with increasingly sophisticated methods of deception,&#8221; commented Nestl\u00e9.\n\nFor its part, Kitkat indicated that it can track stolen products by scanning the barcodes of each unit.\n\n&#8220;In case of a match, the scanner will receive clear instructions on how to alert KitKat, which in turn will transmit this information to the relevant authorities,&#8221; he said.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geneva.- A shipment of twelve tons of KitKat chocolates, a brand of the multinational food company Nestl\u00e9, was stolen during its transportation by truck in Europe, the company reported this Saturday. 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