KIT KAT® DUOS Mocha and Chocolate Candy Bar, 1.5 oz (2024)

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Are Mocha KitKats discontinued? ›

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The KIT KAT® candy bar dates back to 1935 when the wafer crisp chocolate bar was launched in England. Originally, it was known as “Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp,” but in 1937 the candy bar was renamed as "KIT KAT® Chocolate Crisp".

It is produced globally by Nestlé (which acquired Rowntree's in 1988), except in the United States, where it is made under licence by the H. B. Reese Candy Company, a division of the Hershey Company (an agreement Rowntree's first made with Hershey in 1970). "Have a break... Have a Kit Kat!"

In the US, Kit Kat is sold by Hershey. In the rest of the world, Nestlé's in charge. That means different flavors across the globe, and different recipes — even two versions of a dark chocolate Kit Kat, Hershey's and Nestlé's, don't taste the same.

Nestle recalls mini KitKat bars over potential plastic contamination.

As well as the Breakaway, Nestle is also discontinuing Yorkie Biscuit bars – not to be confused with Yorkie chocolate bars, which are “staying for good”. A Nestle spokeswoman said: “We know fans will be disappointed to see it go, but it's time for us to say goodbye to Breakaway.

This name closely resembles the phrase kitto katsutoo (きっと勝つとぉ), meaning 'you shall surely win'. In Japanese, kitto mean 'surely' or 'certainly' and katsu means 'to win'. For this reason, Kit-Kats are given to students not just as treats, but as good luck charms before important exams.

Have you noticed Kit Kat chocolate bars are a bit smaller? You're not imagining it. Nestle has confirmed the iconic chocolate is the latest victim of “shrinkflation”. Shrinkflation is when a product gets smaller in size but its price remains the same - or sometimes even increases.

Other Kit Kat fans speculate that the name is an acronym for “Keep In Touch, Kappa Alpha Theta.” The wife of Kit Kat inventor Joseph Rowntree was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, according to Mental Floss.

Marketing. Marketing for Kit Kats in Japan is believed to have benefited from the coincidental false cognate with "Kitto Katsu", a phrase meaning "You will surely win" in Japanese. Some market research has shown that the brand is strongly correlated to good luck charms, particularly among students ahead of exams.

What are Kit Kats called in England? ›

The Beginning

In 1935, a heartwarming treat named "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp" hit the shelves in stores around the United Kingdom. This delectable snack consisted of layers of wafer cake, covered in creamy milk chocolate. Fast forward to now, and we all know and love it as Nestle KitKat.

In fact, Nestle owns the rights to KitKat everywhere except for the U.S., where the name is owned by Hershey's. TikToker Joseph Benedictis says the difference in KitKat recipes makes the Canadian one a little less sweet, and the chocolate tastes better than its U.S. counterpart.

In 2021 Mars, Incorporated ceased production of the Topic.

What does mocha mean? Essentially, 'mocha' means a type of good quality coffee that is made from a specific coffee bean. The beans are from the plant species called Coffee Arabica, and it was originally only grown in Mocha, Yemen. It also means a mixture of coffee and chocolate, or a flavouring that tastes of this.

First introduced to Japan in 1973, it quickly became a best-seller. Among the 350+ flavors of KitKat that Nestlé Japan has introduced are flavors that take you on a tour of Japan, However, out of all the flavors, matcha stands out from the rest. The very first matcha KitKat, Uji Matcha, was released in 2004.

KitKat has announced a new collaboration with Milo, which will see the chocolate bar filled with the choc-malt flavoured drink that so many associate with an Aussie childhood. There will be three different bars on offer from late July – chunky, bar and block.