Thursday, May 27, 2010

Such A Long History! The Hershey Company — Kit Kat

Kit Kat from the Hershey Company (Captured by camera)

Today...
was the TWENTY-FIFTH day of my journey.

Its Description:
::"Kit Kat are crisp wafers in milk chocolate.":: (Copied from its package)
::"Each bar of Kit Kat consists of fingers composed of three layers of creme-filled wafer, covered in an outer layer of chocolate.
":: (Copied from Wikipedia)

Did You Know?
Its Net Weight / Serving Size:
1.5 oz / 42 grams per wafer

Its Ingredients:
★ Artificial Flavorings
★ Chocolate
★ Cocoa Butter
★ Lactose (Milk)
★ Milk Fat
★ Nonfat Milk
★ Palm Kernel Oil
★ PGPR: Emulsifiers
★ Salt
★ Sodium Bicarbonate
★ Soy Lecithin: An Emulsifier (Contains less than 2% or less)
★ Sugar
★ Vanillin
★ Wheat Flour
★ Yeast
P.S. Allergy Information: Manufactured in a faculty that also processes peanuts

Its Price:
USD $2.99 per wafer

Its Background Information — Kit Kit:

The traditional red wrapper of the original bar briefly became blue between 1945 - 1947. As a result of milk shortages after the end of World War II, the milk chocolate coating was suspended and a dark chocolate was used instead during that period.

In the UK, Nestlé has confirmed that the correct spelling of the brand name is KIT KAT.


The Hershey Company has a licence to produce Kit Kat bars in the United States which dates from 1969, when Hershey executed a licensing agreement for both the Kit Kat and the Rolo with Rowntree. Nestlé, which has a substantial presence in the US, had to honour the licensing agreement which allows Hershey to retain the Kit Kat / Rolo licence so long as Hershey is not sold. This was a factor in Hershey's failed attempt to attract a serious buyer in 2002.[13][14]

Hershey's Kit Kat packaging and advertising in the USA has differed from the branding used in every other country where it is sold, although in 2002 Hershey Kit Kats finally started to adopt the slanted ellipse logo used worldwide by Nestlé (though the ellipse is red and the text is white, rather than the other way around). It is possible to purchase the (imported) Nestle version of the Kit Kat Chunky in various specialty shops in the US.

In Norway, a similar product is manufactured by Kraft Foods and sold as Kvikk Lunsj; Kvikk Lunsj XXL is similar to a Kit Kat Chunky.



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Source:
★ Information about the Background Information — Kit Kat:
Wikipedia
(URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Kat)

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