12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars stolen in Europe

(NBC, KYMA) - 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen during transit in Europe last week.

KitKat, which is made by Nestle, said a truck carrying 413,793 bars of its new range left central Italy last week to distribute the chocolate throughout Europe, but never reached its scheduled final destination in Poland.

The vehicle and the merchandise remain unaccounted for, and Nestle did not reveal where exactly the truck was lost.

The stolen bars were reportedly from KitKat's new Formula One (F1) line, released after it was named F1's official chocolate bar last year.

In a separate statement, KitKat said the missing bars are traceable via a unique batch code, and anyone scanning the batch numbers of the stolen chocolate would get instructions on how to contact KitKat.

Meanwhile, an investigation into the theft is ongoing.