Despite all the viral posts claiming there\u2019s a secret meaning behind the name, Kit Kat isn\u2019t an acronym at all. The famous chocolate bar was originally launched by Rowntree\u2019s in Britain in 1935 under the name Rowntree\u2019s Chocolate Crisp. Two years later, the company changed the name to Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp, and eventually shortened it to the Kit Kat we know today.<\/p>\n
The name itself actually goes back much further than the candy bar. Rowntree\u2019s had registered the names \u201cKit-Cat\u201d and \u201cKitKat\u201d as early as 1911 and later used Kit Kat for a boxed assortment of chocolates during the 1920s. The inspiration came from the historic Kit-Cat Club, a well-known British political and literary group.<\/p>\n
According to Nestl\u00e9\u2019s historical records, the club\u2019s name was connected to a pastry cook named Christopher Catling, commonly nicknamed \u201cKit Cat.\u201d The club\u2019s members reportedly met at his establishment, and his shortened name eventually became associated with the group. Decades later, Rowntree\u2019s borrowed that memorable name for its confectionery products.<\/p>\n
So Kit Kat doesn\u2019t secretly mean \u201cKeep In Touch, Keep Always Together\u201d or any of the other explanations sometimes shared online. Its name has roots stretching back centuries before the chocolate bar existed.<\/p>\n
And one more surprising fact: the famous \u201cHave a break, have a KitKat\u201d slogan didn\u2019t arrive until 1958\u2014more than 20 years after the original bar launched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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