In the small German town of Bad Hersfeld, thieves made off with $21 000 (CAD) worth of Nutella. For those keeping score thats about 6 875 large jars or 27 000 000 calories worth.
With climbing food costs, large scale food theft has been on the rise. There have been many high profile incidents, including $18 million dollars worth of Canadian maple syrup stolen in Quebec, six tractor trailers worth of cucumbers, tomatoes and frozen meat estimated at $300 000 in New York and a cross boarder cheese scam worth almost a million dollars.
What makes this heist somewhat different is that it comes on the heels of two other large scale food heists within months. Late last year, a trailer full of Red Bull was stollen and less then two weeks ago, $25 000 worth of coffee was hijacked. The Guardian UK reports that all three crimes may be the work of one insomniac.
Thanks to The Guardian for this one.