# What to do with 12 tons of KitKat bars **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922 "2026-03-31T23:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/1 "2026-03-31T23:58:46Z")
(Don’t need answer fast.) It’s oldish news by now but [thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars in Europe chocolate heist](https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/europe/kitkat-bars-stolen-europe-intl-scli). > Thieves have stolen more than 400,000 KitKat chocolate bars weighing around 12 tons from a truck in Europe. Is there really a market for stolen snack bars? Did they steal the truck without knowing what exactly was in it? If so, what now? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/2 "2026-04-01T00:07:45Z")
> > > KITKAT @KITKAT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/3 "2026-04-01T00:14:39Z")
> [What to do with 12 tons of KitKat bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922) 12 tons may be a bit much, but if they dropped 50 lbs. of KitKat bars on my doorstep, I wouldn’t complain. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/4 "2026-04-01T00:33:06Z")
Eating 1 per day per person it’ll take very roughly 1000 person-years to eat them all. So the bare minimum number of people needed is about 10 who each eat 1 Kitkat daily for 100 years. Or more realistically, for 50 years but 2 KitKats per person per day. I wonder what the LD50 of KitKats is for an adult male of ~100kg = 220 lbs? Whatever it is, it’s less than 12 tons, so whoever has that stash now has a chance to make themselves a name doing _Science!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/5 "2026-04-01T00:53:26Z")
I’m sure there are a lot of shop owners willing to pay less than wholesale and not ask questions, but 12 tons seems like an awful lot to unload that way. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/6 "2026-04-01T00:59:18Z")
It may be that the thieves didn’t intend to steal the chocolate, they just stole a truck. The candy just happened to be that day’s cargo. Or, there may actually be a real black market for Kit Kat Mmmmmm…chocolate. 😉 Here’s a P&E thread about NewYork mayor Mamdani and his new policy for building larger grocery stores in Manhattan : > [@](#): > > "Bodegas have a business model where all manner of shady practices are commonplace, that a corporate.. operator would not be able to use. > > There’s the willingness of the owner and family to work hours and accept physical risks …And willingness to buy soda and snacks from some random with a box truck that isn’t a representative of Coke/Pepsi, Frito Lay or Mondelez. > > There are lots of reasons why bodegas operate in places where a 7-11, Quiktrip or Circle-K wouldn’t. These well organized chains have too much of a paper trail [NYC Mayor election thread - #371 by Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085/371#:~:text=Bodegas%20have%20a,and%20deep%20pockets) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/7 "2026-04-01T01:55:18Z")
Deathwish Coffee posted something pretty much like that. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/8 "2026-04-01T01:56:47Z")
Haha! But 12 tons would be a bit much to dispose of through the trusted bodega channel. Even every bodega in Romania. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/9 "2026-04-01T02:18:14Z")
Domino’s put out a fun tweet: > ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/10 "2026-04-01T02:34:29Z")
Start a Kit Kat Club? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/11 "2026-04-01T02:52:20Z")
> > > KITKAT @KITKAT ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/12 "2026-04-01T03:02:56Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Eating 1 per day per person it’ll take very roughly 1000 person-years to eat them all. I could easily eat 5 at one sitting if I put my mind to it. So 200 person-years. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/13 "2026-04-01T03:27:22Z")
Take them to Norway, repackage them, and sell them as Kvikk Lunsj bars. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/14 "2026-04-01T04:25:57Z")
Crush them and use them as sprinkles on a 40 ton bowl of ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/15 "2026-04-01T05:08:10Z")
Are we sure they haven’t been damaged in any way, or improperly stored while they were being stolen? Better have them at analysed individually. My house will do. It may take some time - 1000 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/16 "2026-04-01T05:14:11Z")
Look-I can either eat 12 tons of Kit-Kat bars, or I can lift weights. I just don’t have time to do both. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/17 "2026-04-01T06:21:54Z")
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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/18 "2026-04-01T13:34:15Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > It may be that the thieves didn’t intend to steal the chocolate, they just stole a truck. The candy just happened to be that day’s cargo. Nope. I heard the story on the radio yesterday, and they reported that the abandoned truck was found a few hours after the theft, with the cargo unloaded. They really were going for 12 tons of KitKats. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/19 "2026-04-01T14:03:24Z")
That various members of the worldwide snacks industry seemed to join in a roast of this incident is the kind of wholesome thing we desperately need in our networks. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922/20 "2026-04-01T14:06:36Z")
Eye-opening piece on cargo thefts in yesterday’s Guardian: > **[35,000 pints of stolen Guinness, 950 wheels of pilfered cheese: can the UK’s...](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/stolen-guinness-cheese-crime-cargo-theft-crisis-mike-dawber)** > > It costs the UK economy £700m a year, and criminal gangs are operating with near impunity. Every time a lorry gets robbed, raided or hijacked, it’s Mike Dawber who investigates But there’s a more pressing question: what to do with 38000 bananas? > **[What a slip-up! The shop in Orkney that accidentally ordered 38,000 bananas](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/31/what-a-slip-up-the-shop-in-orkney-that-accidentally-ordered-38000-bananas)** > > The Kirkwall branch of Tesco meant to buy 380kg of fruit. Instead, it placed an order for 380 boxes – each containing 100 pieces [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922.md?page=2)