Kit Kat The Popular Kit Kat Chocolate Bar Was Created by Rowntree's

Kit Kat
The popular Kit Kat chocolate bar was created by Rowntree's, a confectionary company in the United Kingdom, in 1935. By the 1940s, Rowntree's was exporting Kit Kats to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. The brand further expanded in the 1970s when Rowntree created a new distribution factory in Germany to meet European demand, and established agreements to distribute the brand in the USA and Japan, through the Hershey and Fujiya companies respectively. In June 1988, Nestlé acquired Kit Kat through the purchase of Rowntree's, giving Nestlé global control over the brand-except in North America, where it is made under license by the Hershey Company. Variants in the traditional chocolate bar began to appear in the mid-1990s and have continued to develop ever since. Kit Kat Japan, in particular, has many unique flavors such as mango-flavored, cucumber, and wasabi Kit Kats. Today, Nestlé produces Kit Kat bars in 21 countries and has expanded its marketplace in Japan, Russia, Turkey, and South America, in addition to markets throughout Europe.
-Refer to Kit Kat.When Rowntree's,the original manufacturer of Kit Kats,first decided to enter the global market,the company used which method?

A) Direct investment
B) A joint venture
C) Exporting
D) Market groupings
E) A contract manufacturing agreement