pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoJoe Biden criticises snack makers for ‘shrinkflation rip-off’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down120cross-posted to: cookathome@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up1262arrow-down1external-linkJoe Biden criticises snack makers for ‘shrinkflation rip-off’www.theguardian.compinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: cookathome@lemmy.cafe
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·9 months agoMy opinion is regulate it so any shrinking has to be marked in large bold caps lettering NOW X% SMALLER for at least 1 year. Then people might actually stop buying shrunken goods and opt for a competitor.
minus-squareProfessorScience@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoIt’d be better than nothing, though
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoOh, I’m still offering the old size product. It’s just less efficient and profitable than our completely new, slightly smaller size.
My opinion is regulate it so any shrinking has to be marked in large bold caps lettering NOW X% SMALLER for at least 1 year. Then people might actually stop buying shrunken goods and opt for a competitor.
That won’t solve ingredient swaps.
It’d be better than nothing, though
Oh, I’m still offering the old size product. It’s just less efficient and profitable than our completely new, slightly smaller size.