The "Classic" SASS theme for Kendo UI (v. 5.4.0) provides the $kendo-chip-spacing variable that defines the space between the text and the icon of the chip. This styling is e.g. used in the MultiSelect widget.

However, one cannot override its default value using the approach described in the documentation for SASS themes since the variable definition is missing the "!default" part (see the source file at line 8).