These 6 groceries are shrinking in size, customers say
Have you noticed these changes in your favorite products?
Grocery stores take extreme measures to combat price increases caused by the pandemicIncluding buy more stock of supplies before prices climb even higher. But the problem only concerns the assignment of grocery stores - it also irritates the supply chain to food manufacturers ... and their method of adaptation is a little different.
AsFox business Reports, food companies are currently narrowing their products as lightly to adapt to the currently inflated costs of ingredients, work and transport.
The following is some of the popular groceries you know and love that have already been reduced in size thanks to this "narrowing". (And for more information on the current state of grocery stores, seeThe best supermarket in America, new investigation says.)
Cereal
GENERAL MILLS CEREAL BOXES Like Cheerios, Chex, Fiber One, Chancey Charms, and more - have come down from 19 to 18 ounces,Fox business reports.
Asked to comment on this change, Kelsey Roemhildt, the spokesman of General Mills, saysEat this, not that!:
"General Mills works to create coherence and standardization in our cereal products, which facilitates the distinction between the sizes of the shelves. The majority of the portfolio has gone through changes. For consumers seeking the best price per ounce, the most Value is normally in our big cereal boxes. A typical cereal bowl costs less than a dollar and is one of the most affordable breakfasts for many families. "
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Orange juice
OJ appears another element of the popular grocery store about five ounces smaller than normal,Fox business said. According to an expert, it's probably a better option than to increase the cost of juice.
Edgar Dworsky, the founder ofconsumerworld.org and a former Attorney General of Massachusetts, told San Diego News StationCBS8:"Manufacturers know that consumers are aware of price, so if they sell orange juice cards normally for $ 2.99 and they need to increase the price at $ 3.19, they really know that consumers will identify That. But, they also know if they take a few ounces of the orange juice container, most consumers will not know and will not complain. "
Ice cream
With regard to the narrowing of ice cream clamps and cartons, Barbara Eastman, owner of Foods Happy in Chicago, saidFox business"Trimble Trimble in a recent air interview:" It was going on, I would say that I would say that two and a half years, but now we can really see it. The packaging looks identical ... it's unusual. As a pint of ice is 14 ounces. "
Wheat Thins
Cobblewrote about SourisPrint.org This wheat is a victim of "narrowing" too. According to him, the family size box has recently spent 16 ounces up to 14.
Eat this, not that!has reached the company for confirmation.
Doritos
The chip bags often feel as they consist mainly of the air and Dworski states that the 9.75 ounce bags are only 9.25 ounces.
Frito Lay has not answered yetEat this, not that! Survey of change.
Related:We tasted 6 doritos chips and it's the best flavor
Costco Paper towels
Costco paper towels are smaller than they use to be 20 sheetsBut they are also cheaper, from $ 16.99 for 160 sheets at $ 14.79 for 140-sheet rolls. Change is temporary, the channel says, depending on the high demand for product since the appearance of the pandemic.
A spokesman saysEat this, not that! In a report:
"This change has allowed us to increase the number of sales units that we can provide to our members and to better provide stocks so that members can easily find the product in our stores. We want to make sure we n 'did not increase the price of our members ... We recognize that this change is not ideal and hopes to return to the original 160 sheet by roll station as soon as possible. "
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