As dark chocolate has seen increased demand and favour worldwide because of its purported health benefits, in September 2006 the four-finger Kit Kat Fine Dark was launched in the United Kingdom as a permanent product. Hershey had sold the four-finger Kit Kat Dark in the US several years previously as a limited edition, and began doing so again. [27] Irvine, Dean (2 February 2012). "How did Kit Kat become king of candy in Japan?". Eatocracy at CNN. CNN. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016 . Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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The standard size has been upgraded in several cases up to a 'monster Size' bar, which can include up to five or eight fingers. Large single-fingered "Chunky Kit Kats" were launched in the United Kingdom in 1998 and have been sold in a variety of flavours. The market for Chunky Kit Kats has also expanded to Canada. Nestlé's first vegan KitKat is coming soon!". Nestle. 15 February 2021 . Retrieved 15 February 2021. The 'standard' Kit Kat finger bars can come in a variety of presentations and nutritional values. The bars can come in a miniature form of two finger mini bars, or a larger standard four, or in some cases, three, fingered bars.

jobs lost as Nestlé ships Smarties abroad". The Guardian. 21 September 2006 . Retrieved 14 July 2017. Nestlé now manufactures two-finger Kit Kats with natural flavourings, and in February 2021 announced the rollout of the first vegan Kit Kat, called "KitKat V". [28] [29] In 2014, Kit Kat was ranked the third best selling chocolate bar in the United Kingdom, after Dairy Milk and Galaxy. [30] a b c d e "Happy 75th birthday Kit Kat". Nestlé. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010 . Retrieved 10 October 2010. Milk chocolate (66%) (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, dried whole milk, cocoa mass, lactose and proteins from whey, whey powder, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), butterfat, flavouring), wheat flour, sugar, vegetable fat, cocoa mass, yeast, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavourings.All KitKat products produced in the UK and Ireland are made with 100% certified sustainable cocoa. Nestlé’s factory in York, the home of KitKat, produces a whopping five million bars every single day, while more than one billion KitKats are eaten every year in the UK, that’s 564 fingers a second! Google: Next Android mobile software version dubbed 'KitKat' ". Business Line. Chennai. Press Trust of India. 4 September 2013 . Retrieved 4 February 2019. Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Belgian Dark Chocolate with Candied Orange 100g bar (1 piece) – 2.5

Draw to win place in Big Brother house broke the rules but wasn't fixed, says watchdog". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 5 February 2020. Kit Kat has opened a Chocolatory in the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia. There is also one in Sydney. The shops allow customers to use touch screens to create their own Kit Kat from a selection of chocolates and ingredients; they are made while the customers wait, and customers can mix their own flavours with some Kit Kat that has been provided in store. [61] Following its success in the United Kingdom, in the 1940s Kit Kat was exported to Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. In 1957, Donald Gilles, the executive at JWT London, created the iconic advertising line "Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat". [5] The brand further expanded in the 1970s when Rowntree created a new distribution factory in Germany to meet European demand and established agreements to distribute the brand in the US through the Hershey company, and in Japan through Fujiya. [9] 4-fingered Kit Kat split in half a b c Rao, Tejal (24 October 2018). "In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn't Just a Chocolate. It's an Obsession". The New York Times . Retrieved 8 June 2022.A Kit Kat breakfast cereal was launched in the United Kingdom in 2023. [60] Chocolatory [ edit ] Kit Kat Chocolatory in Sydney, Auatralia

The Hershey Company has a licence to produce Kit Kat bars in the United States which dates from 1970, when Hershey executed a licensing agreement with Rowntree which allowed Hershey to retain the Kit Kat licence so long as Hershey was not sold. [2] Nestlé, which has a substantial presence in the US, had to honour the licensing agreement when it bought Rowntree in 1988. As Kit Kat is one of Hershey's top five brands in the US market, the Kit Kat licence was a key factor in Hershey's failed attempt to attract a serious buyer in 2002. [14] Even Nestlé rejected Hershey's asking price. [15] Nestlé's sale of its US confectionery business to Ferrara Candy Company in 2018 did not impact the Kit Kat bar, and thus rights would revert directly to Nestlé and not Ferrara in the event of a sale of Hershey. [16] Bench with Kit Kat advertising in York (where the bar was created) to mark National Chocolate Week in 2018 Poynton, Scott (18 March 2011). "Dancing With Devils". The Huffington Post. New York: AOL . Retrieved 5 May 2013.Kit Kat introduced two new flavours to the United States in 2020: Lemon Crisp and Raspberry Creme. The new flavours are available in regular sized bars or miniature bars. [48] In 2020, Nestlé launched a new flavor, Scotch whisky KitKats, available only in Japan using chocolate aged for six months in whisky barrels in Scotland. [53] In February 2021, the company announced it will be launching a vegan, dairy-free version of their popular KitKat product. The bar will be called KitKat V and it will be available in select countries in late 2021 and then expand worldwide. [54] Forms [ edit ] Kit Kat varieties: Pop Choc, regular and Chunky (or Big Kat) Nestlé quiet on Hershey sale". Confectionery News. William Reed Business Media. 5 August 2002 . Retrieved 5 May 2013. Aldi Moser-Roth Columbian Milk Chocolate with Coconut & Himalayan Salt, No Added Sugar (25g bar) – 7