Kit Kat is only the second major chocolate brand to go vegan, following Mars.
Mars sells vegan versions of its Galaxy, Bounty, and Topic brands.
The Bounty and Topic vegan chocolates were launched in January this year, while a trio of plant-based Galaxy chocolate bars were first available in 2019.
The Kit Kat is made from cocoa and a rice syrup (Image: Instagram/@kitkat)
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Nestlé wanted to launch another vegan product after it saw “an incredible response” to its Fruit Pastilles in January.
The company's Head of Confectionery, Alexander von Maillot, said: "One of the most common requests we see on social media is for a vegan Kit Kat, so we're delighted to be able to make that wish come true.