"And that's what's inside of a Kit Kat bar – it's literally crushed up Kit Kats." The broken KitKats are turned into a paste, and is then used to sandwich the wafers together.

The employee explained that the damaged Kit Kats go through a process called rework, which means the candy is eventually combined with cocoa liquor and sugar to form the paste that glues the wafer cookies together inside each Kit Kat.

However, Nestle also says that the “name first appeared on a boxed assortment of chocolates that Rowntree's made during the 1920s.” That name officially came from an 18th century Whig literary club titled after a man named Christopher Catling - or Kit Cat. It sounds like that might be the real origin of the Kit Kat name!

History. Use of the name Kit Kat or Kit Cat for a type of food goes back to the 18th century, when mutton pies known as a Kit Kat were served at meetings of the political Kit-Cat Club in London owned by pastry chef Christopher Cat.

Since launching in 1935, Kit Kats have stood out among other chocolate candies on the market due to their three-layered wafer framework, covered with delicious, creamy chocolate that is fun to break and snack on (via Hershey Land).

Since its inception in 1935, the iconic treat has expanded into various flavors and sizes, enjoyed by millions of consumers around the world. The classic Kit Kat features four crisp wafer fingers coated in smooth milk chocolate, enabling the user to snap them apart for a satisfying eating experience.

Good question. You see, it has to do with the number of wafers you'll find inside that broken-off piece of Kit Kat bar. Normally, a Kit Kat has three layers of crispy wafers, but the Kit Kat Thin cuts that down to two, making for a 33.33 percent reduction in wafer content.

The KIT KAT® candy bar dates back to 1935 when the wafer crisp chocolate bar was launched in England. Originally, it was known as “Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp,” but in 1937 the candy bar was renamed as "KIT KAT® Chocolate Crisp". What are some of the more popular KIT KAT® flavors?

The Kit Kat was first produced as a crisp, four-finger chocolate wafer bar in the 1930s, in Britain, by the chocolate manufacturer Rowntree's. The company was named for Henry Isaac Rowntree, who bought a small grocery store in York that also operated a cocoa foundry.

So it's no wonder that Kit Kats are slightly, subtly different, depending on where you buy yours. In Britain, Nestlé uses milk crumb, a sweetened, dehydrated milk product, to make the bars. In the United States, Hershey uses non-fat milk and milk fat while in Japan, the factories work with whole-milk powder.

Originally known by Londoners as “Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp,” the candy was renamed in 1937 to “Kit Kat® Chocolate Crisp.” While KIT KAT® Bars are a global confection, The Hershey Company has produced the candy in the U.S. since 1970.