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KitKat launches its most decadent bar to date

KitKat has launched its KitKat Gooey Choc – a new wafer bar version enriched with chocolate sauce. The new Gooey bars feature a combination of chocolate syrup wrapped in smooth milk chocolate, and layered with crisp wafers. Melanie Chen, Nestle’s head of…

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Food
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Nestle launches Milo flavoured KitKat

It’s official, the KitKat team is launching its biggest collaboration ever with the NEW KitKat packed with MILO – an iconic pairing bringing KitKat and MILO together for the ultimate Aussie break. Set to satisfy all chocolate-lovers, KitKat packed with MILO…

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Food
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KitKat unveils world-first packaging in Australia

Nestlé Australia has announced that KitKat will be Australia’s “first” chocolate bar with a wrapper using recycled plastic. More than 40 million 45g KitKat bars will be packed in the 30% recycled content wrapper in the next year, cutting virgin plastic use by…

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Food
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KitKat collaborates with Byron Bay Cookies

KitKat has teamed up with Byron Bay cookies to create every dessert lover’s dream. Chocolate and cookies are two of the best sweet snacks in existence. We don’t make the rules. And clearly, KitKat is onto the same thing as us because they’ve launched two new…

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Food
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New KitKat bar made with Aero Mint

Nestle has merged two of its best-known chocolate brands – KitKat and Aero – with the launch of KitKat Chunky Aero Mint. The new bar has three layers of crisp wafer, topped with aerated peppermint and covered in milk chocolate. Joyce Tan, head of marketing…

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Food
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Handmade KitKat goes on sale in Manila

Nestle-owned global chocolate brand KitKat is running a pop-up concept at SM Megamall in Manila until December 25. Called KitKat Chocolatory, the concept store allows customers to customize their own KitKat creations by choosing from a range of ingredients…

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Food
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Nestlé goes pink for Valentine’s Day

Nestlé may have struck gold with the release of a new type of Kit Kat made using special “ruby” cacao beans. The new flavor, Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby, was launched in select stories in Japan and South Korea on 19 January 19 2018 and shows signs of…

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Food
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Kit Kat Flagship Store to Open Its First Location in Korea

A KitKat flagship store has been launched in Shinsegae’s Gangnam department store in South Korea. It has been opened by Swiss food giant Nestle’s Japanese unit, which has developed special flavours for the chocolate wafer snack in collaboration with chef…

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Food
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World’s first Ruby KitKat drops in Japan for Valentine’s Day

Forget a diamond ring for Valentine’s Day – this has been trumped by a ruby KitKat chocolate snack by Nestle Japan. Its Sublime Ruby KitKat has been unveiled with due ceremony in Tokyo, and has been rolled out in KitKat Chocolatory boutiques across Japan, a…

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Food
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How Nestle plans to grow in travel retail

Nestle’s travel retail unit is a US$100m-plus business, which generates the lion’s share of its revenue from confectionery. Stewart Dryburgh, who heads the company’s travel retail business, says the sector, while a small part of the Nestle empire, presents a…