WITH THE global energy crisis looming on the horizon and showing no signs of abating, we can only assume that things will get worse.
But it would seem that petrol is not the only thing under constraint.
Malaysians may face a chocolate drought soon with an ad hoc announcement from Kit Kat stating that a whopping 12 tonnes of its products had been stolen.
Now what would a thief, or thieves, do with so much chocolate? But the criminal profile should be an easy one.
Police officers will want to look for a chocolate lover who happens to be obese, thanks to all that chocolate and sugar.
According to the statement from Kit Kat, the products were stolen during transit from a factory in Central Italy to Poland.
Regarding recent press coverage pic.twitter.com/Huh4EnFV2J
— KITKAT (@KITKAT) March 29, 2026
Interestingly, netizens also found a light side to this heist as can be seen in the comment section:
“We always encourage people to ‘take a break with KitKat’, but it seems the thieves took the message rather too literally and ‘took a break’ by taking off with more than 12 tonnes of our chocolate,” said a spokesperson from Kit Kat.
The company warned that the missing chocolate bars could lead to a shortage of KitKat in the market, making it harder for consumers to get their favourite treat ahead of Easter.
Nestlé also said the stolen bars may have entered unofficial sales channels in several European countries.
However, the company noted that each KitKat bar carries a unique batch code, allowing the products to be traced.
That said, it should be very difficult for the thieves to sell those chocolates to an unsuspecting customer. Their best move is to eat them. All 12 tonnes of them.
If that chocolate-heavy diet doesn’t break them, we wonder what could. —Mar 30, 2026
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