Shrinkflation has affected one-third of grocery items ... - CBS News
1 day ago · Shrinkflation can often be tough to document or even pick up on, given that many people don't keep older packages of, say, toilet paper or cereal on hand with which to compare newer purchases ...
Tostitos and Ruffles shrank their bags of chips. It backfired | CNN ...
1 day ago · New York CNN —. PepsiCo is unshrinking shrinkflation. The owner of Lay’s, Doritos, Tostitos and Ruffles chips will put more chips in some bags to claw back customers tired of higher prices ...
Tostitos, Ruffles reverse ‘shrinkflation’ with more chips in bags
3 hours ago · Thu, October 17, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT · 1 min read. (NewsNation) — PepsiCo is filling its Tostitos and Ruffles “bonus” bags with 20% more chips for the same price as a regular bag in some ...
Lawmakers demand food, beverage CEOs end ‘shrinkflation’ – …
Oct 7, 2024 · Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that...
Welcome to shrinkflation: How your groceries are getting smaller
Sep 5, 2024 · USA TODAY. Is your breakfast table getting bigger, or is that cereal box getting smaller? Welcome to the bewildering world of shrinkflation. Rather than raise the price, grocery companies put...
Biden calls out 'shrinkflation' as part of a broader strategy to ...
Mar 8, 2024 · President Joe Biden is all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the size of their products.
Shrinkflation: Why consumers might be getting less for their money
Mar 17, 2024 · Everyone from President Joe Biden to Cookie Monster is taking a stand against shrinkflation. Here's what it is and how you can spot it.
Shrinkflation 101: The Economics of Smaller Groceries
Mar 1, 2024 · If your paper towel roll costs the same but you’re getting fewer sheets — shrinkflation — that shows up clearly as a unit cost increase that is added to official inflation.
'Shrinkflation' accelerates globally as manufacturers shrink ... - NPR
Jun 8, 2022 · From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It's dubbed "shrinkflation," and it's accelerating worldwide.
France asks retailers to alert customers to cases of 'shrinkflation'
Apr 19, 2024 · The French government has announced a new rule that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases. This practice, known as shrinkflation, will need to be clearly communicated to shoppers under the rule that takes effect on July 1.