Kit Kat is one of the most searched chocolate names in the country, and it's worth being upfront about current stock before anything else: the classic 4 Finger multipack case is out right now. Here's exactly what we do have, and the genuinely odd story of where the name came from.
What we stock
- Kit Kat Chunky Milk Chocolate Bar Multipack 4 Pack 32g — Case of 24 — the single-finger, thicker-cut bar, in stock now.
- Kit Kat Chunky White Multipack 40g 4 Pack — Case of 32 — the same Chunky format in white chocolate.
- Kit Kat Chunky Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Bar 42g — Case of 24 — Chunky with a peanut butter filling running through the wafer.
- Kit Kat 4 Finger Dark Chocolate Bar 41.5g — Case of 24 — the traditional four-finger snap format, in dark chocolate. This is a special-order line for us, typically around a two-week lead time at the same price as our regular range.
What we don't currently have available is the standard milk chocolate 4 Finger multipack — the 3-pack multipack case is genuinely showing zero stock as we publish this, not a special-order delay. If that's specifically the bar you're after, it's worth checking back on that product page rather than assuming it'll turn up in the Chunky range instead — the wafer ratio and format are different.
Where the name actually comes from
Kit Kat didn't start out under that name, and the name itself predates the bar by more than two centuries. Rowntree's, the York confectioner behind it, first registered "Kit-Cat" and "KitKat" as trademarks as early as 1911 — borrowed from the Kit-Cat Club, a 17th-century London literary and political club that met at a pie shop run by pastry cook Christopher Catling. The club's meetings were known for mutton pies called Kit-Cats, and Rowntree's held onto the name for decades before using it on a chocolate bar.
The bar itself launched in September 1935 in London and the South East as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp — the four-finger design reportedly came from a factory worker's suggestion box request for "a chocolate bar a man could take to work in his pack." It wasn't renamed KitKat Chocolate Crisp until 1937, as part of a wider Rowntree's branding push, and the name was later shortened to just Kit Kat.
Nestlé didn't create the bar and wasn't involved for its first five decades — the company only acquired Rowntree's in 1988, by which point Kit Kat was already one of Britain's best-established chocolate names.
Chunky vs the standard bar
The two formats aren't just different sizes of the same thing. The standard 4 Finger bar is built to snap apart and share — thin wafer layers, four fingers, break-and-go. Chunky, launched later as a single thicker finger, is a noticeably different eating experience: more chocolate and a higher wafer-to-chocolate ratio per bite, designed from the start as an individual bar rather than a shareable one.
Where to find the rest
These sit within our wider Kit Kat range and our Multipacks & Cases collection, alongside other wholesale chocolate multipacks we carry.
Frequently asked questions
Is the classic Kit Kat 4 Finger multipack in stock?
Not at the time of writing — the 3-pack multipack case is showing zero stock. We do currently carry Kit Kat Chunky, Chunky White, Chunky Peanut Butter and 4 Finger Dark, so it's worth checking those if the standard 4 Finger isn't available.
Why is it called Kit Kat?
Rowntree's had registered the names Kit-Cat and KitKat as early as 1911, borrowed from the Kit-Cat Club, a 17th-century London club that met at a pie shop run by pastry cook Christopher Catling, famous for its mutton pies known as Kit-Cats. The bar itself launched in 1935 as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp and wasn't rebranded KitKat Chocolate Crisp until 1937.
Was Kit Kat always made by Nestlé?
No. It was created by Rowntree's, a York confectioner, in 1935. Nestlé only acquired Rowntree's in 1988, more than fifty years after the bar launched.
What's the difference between Kit Kat Chunky and the standard 4 Finger bar?
The standard bar is four thin wafer fingers meant to be snapped apart and shared. Chunky is a single, much thicker single-finger bar with a higher wafer-to-chocolate ratio in each bite, designed as an individual eating bar rather than a shareable one.
Sources: Nestlé UK, Kit Kat official history, Wikipedia.