Kit Kat
Kit Kat is a chocolate bar made from wafers created by Rowntree's of York, United Kingdom, and is now is made globally by Nestlé. The standard bars consist of two or four pieces composed of three layers of wafer, separated and covered by an outer layer of chocolate. Each finger can be snapped from the bar separately. There are many different flavours of Kit Kat, including milk, white, and dark chocolate. It was launched on 29 August 1935.
International Kit Kat logo  United States Kit Kat logo | |
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| Kit-Kat-Split.jpg 4-fingered Kit Kat split in half | |
| Owner | Nestlé Hershey (USA Licensee) |
| Introduced | 29 August 1935 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
| Previous owners | Rowntree (1935–1988) |
| Tagline | "Have a break...Have a Kit Kat!" (Worldwide) "Gimme a break, Gimme a break, Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat Bar!", "Break time, anytime" (US only) |
| Website | kitkat.com |
Kit Kat Media
Exhibit of British foods in the 1940s during World War II. Pictured in replica wartime packaging, Rowntree's Kit Kat returned to red packaging after the war.
Bench with Kit Kat advertising in York (where the bar was created) to mark National Chocolate Week in 2018
Map of countries where Kit Kat is marketed. Dark Red: UK (country of origin). Red: Countries with KitKat products owned by Nestlé. Light Red: Countries with KitKat products manufactured by Hershey (US).
Kit Kat varieties on display in Osaka, Japan where the bar is seen as an "obsession"
KitKat logo in the US as of March 2024
AEC Routemaster bus converted into a mobile radio station by Capital London with four varieties of Kit Kat advertised in Manchester, England
Kit Kat logo on a tram in Lisbon, Portugal
Bootham Crescent was known as KitKat Crescent from 2004 to 2006.
A Kit Kat bar statue at Googleplex Headquarters, United States
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Other websites
- Kit Kat website Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine