It appears that Germans love their nutella, that has to be the cause, how else can someone explain the deutsche Presse-Agentur (German news agency) report of 5.5 tons of it being stolen.
Police on Monday told DPA that an unknown number of culprits made off with 5 metric tons (5.5 tons) of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread from a parked trailer in the central German town of Bad Hersfeld over the weekend.
In money value, the thieves got away with an estimated 16,000 euros ($20,710).
This isn't the first time something like this has happened, DPA also stated that same thieves "have previously stolen a load of energy drinks from the same location."
In Quebec, Canada, according to mnn.com, "There was the daring maple syrup theft in Quebec last year, as well as a mysterious walnut haul in California."
But, police in Germany are all baffled as the reasoning behind these capers.
Maybe the group has an addiction to the gooey stuff?
Maybe the group is worried that the treat will go through some kind of price-hike and think grabbing it now will save them cash in the long run?
However, the best of these scenarios comes from The Atlantic Wire who feel that the heist could be center around a black market deal.
"if you can trick one of the top schools in the United States into paying $2,500 per week for Nutella, perhaps everyone should get in the chocolate topping business," the article stated.
The interesting part is that they are not only is thinking about it.
MSN Money facetiously balked at the idea last month, but they did admit that the most plausible reasoning is the aforementioned issue with it being so expensive:
"The problem is that Nutella is both tasty and somewhat costly. Even at discount chains like Wal-Mart, it fetches more than $6 per 26.5-ounce container, compared to $4 for a similar size container of Jif peanut butter. In France, citizens collectively flipped out when it was suggested that palm oil -- one of Nutella's key ingredients -- be taxed at 300%, "according to France 24.
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