These 6 Grocery Items Are Shrinking in Size, Customers Say
These 6 Grocery Items Are Shrinking in Size, Customers Say
Grocery stores are taking extreme measures to combat price hikes caused by the pandemic—including buying more stock of supplies before prices climb even higher. But the problem isn't just affecting grocery stores—it's also making its way up the supply chain to food manufacturers… and their method of coping is a bit different.
As Fox Business reports, food companies are now shrinking their products ever so slightly in order to adjust to the currently inflated costs of ingredients, labor, and transportation.
What follows are some of the popular grocery store products you know and love that have already been reduced in size thanks to this "shrinkflation." (And for more on the current state of grocery shopping, check out The Best Supermarket in America, New Survey Says.)
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