Because Catling was known as Kit, and because his pies became closely associated with the gatherings, the group
eventually became known as the Kit-Cat Club.
Over time, the unusual name became well established in British culture.Years later, the name was adopted for a chocolate product createdby Rowntree’s, a British confectionery company. The first version of the famous chocolate bar appeared in the 1930s under the name “Rowntree’s Chocolate Crisp.”
It wasn’t until 1937 that the product was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp.
The name was eventually shortened to the familiar Kit Kat that people around the world know today.
So the next time you break off one of those chocolate fingers, remember that the name may have a connection to an old London meeting place, a pie maker with the nickname “Kit,”and a story that goes back centuries.🍫 A simple chocolate bar… with a surprisingly old story behind its name.
