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It's one of the nation's favourite break time treats, but is there a darker side to Nestlé KitKat?

According to animal campaigners, Nestle is buying palm oil (a key ingredient in the product) from a company that clears the Indonesian rainforest for its plantations, forcing Orang-utans from their natural habitat.

Greenpeace protesters have taken their message to the company's headquarters in Croydon, dressing as Orang-utans and carrying placards with the words "Give me a break" and "Killer" printed in KitKat's famous red and white print.

A video created by Greenpeace shows an office worker opening a KitKat, then biting into what looks like a chocolate-covered ape finger which oozes blood.

KitKat's famous slogan is re-written to read: "Have a break. Give the Orang-utan a break."

Though Nestlé had the video removed from YouTube, Greenpeace re-posted it to video-sharing site Vimeo.com and used social media including Twitter to spread the word about the attempted censorship.

Nestlé later released a statement to say it had replaced Indonesian company Sinar Mas as a palm oil supplier and "will continue to pressure" suppliers to eliminate sources of palm oil that are related to rainforest destruction.

Have a break? from Greenpeace UK on Vimeo.

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