Vegan KitKat to launch in UK Nestlé has announced the launch of KitKat V, the much-anticipated vegan version of its original KitKat chocolate wafer snack bar, later this year. The product will be certified vegan and features smooth chocolate blended with plant-based ingredients and a crisp wafer base. The exact timing of the launch has not yet been disclosed. The announcement follows intense speculation in consumer titles aimed at vegans about an imminent launch of the vegan variant. This announcement follows Nestlé's disclosure last month that it was shifting all its Smarties products globally The product was developed by chocolatiers and food scientists in Nestlé’s research and development centre in York.