Nestlé has discontinued a popular KitKat flavour and shoppers are fuming
The company has confirmed it has axed multi-packs of its Dark Chocolate Mint two finger bars.
The beloved bars were previously on sale at Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Tesco but are now showing as out of stock on the retailer's websites.
Morrisons is the only major supermarket still selling the nine-pack - and has slashed the price from £2.20 to £1.50.
A Nestlé spokesperson said: "We are very sorry to disappoint fans of the KitKat two finger Dark Mint Chocolate which has been discontinued.
"We develop exciting new innovations to delight consumers' tastebuds all the time.
"This year, KitKat fans can enjoy KitKat two finger Nescafé Mocha, a delicious new flavour bringing together two of Nestlé's top brands – KitKat and Nescafé."
The confirmation from Nestlé comes after a slew of shoppers posted on X saying they couldn't find the Dark Mint flavour.
One said: "Where are the nine packs of KitKat Dark Mint?
"Morrisons traditionally slow to replenish stock but (they're) not in Asda or Sainsbury either."
A concerned son added: "Have the Dark Mint KitKats been discontinued or are they still on the shelves?
"Asking for my mum who is sulking about not being able to find them."
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Meanwhile, a third shopper said: "Why have you stopped doing the Dark Mint KitKat can't get the anywhere."
It is not the first time Nestlé has revealed it's axed a product this year.
The chocolatier, which sells products in 185 countries, confirmed earlier this month it had axed Almond Clusters cereal.
Meanwhile, last December it told customers it would no longer sell Carnation Vegan Condensed Milk Alternative.
OTHER NESTLÉ NEWS
It's common practice for retailers and manufacturers to discontinue products based on demand and to freshen up their ranges.
Just last week, Nestlé announced three new chocolate bars, including two never-before-seen KitKat flavours.
Shoppers will be able to get their hands on the KitKat Chunky Funky - crispy cocoa wafer smothered in creamy milk and white chocolate.
While the KitKat Chunky Duo Salted Caramel, just like a normal KitKat Chunky but with salted caramel in its milk chocolate, has already started hitting shelves.
There's also a new Blue Riband vanilla flavour launching.
In March, Nestlé also launched a limited edition Biscuit and Brownie Yorkie bar, combining brownie-flavour milk chocolate with biscuit pieces.
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Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars.
Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
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