Cheesecake Factory faces claims of ‘shrinkflation’ as patrons observe smaller portions
Cheesecake Factory Faces Accusations of Shrinking Portion Sizes One of the most popular restaurant chains in America is under fire from some of its devoted customers. The Cheesecake Factory, known for its extensive menu with over 250 dishes and more than 200 locations nationwide, is facing claims that they are downsizing their portions. This issue, […]
Doritos, Ruffles, Lay’s bags to get bigger in temporary fix to reverse ‘shrinkflation’
PepsiCo is trying to win back customers turned off by “shrinkflation” with a special promotion offering more potato chips in bags from Lay's, Doritos, Tostitos and Raffles. company told CNN Tostitos and Ruffles 'bonus' bags contain 20% more chips for the same price as a standard bag in some stores. PepsiCo, the country's largest maker […]
Democrats accuse food, beverage companies of ‘profiteering’ through ‘shrinkflation’
Two Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to some of the nation's largest food and beverage companies, saying their companies are “compromising their profits” through “shrinkflation” (reducing the size of products while keeping prices the same or raising them) and “tax evasion.” “They are profiteering,” he said. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Madeline […]
Health care ‘shrinkflation’ hitting Americans with higher costs, longer wait times
Americans are suffering from health care “shrinkflation,” including longer wait times and shorter doctor visits, even as they pay more for care, Axios reported on Tuesday. “The United States spends more on health care than almost any other country, yet patients are getting less and less in return and enduring longer wait times with less […]
Empty Funyuns bag goes viral amid shrinkflation epidemic
Shrinkflation is officially out of control. Americans seem to have become accustomed to paying more to get their favorite foods and drinks at a lower price, with higher prices becoming the new normal. But one Fanuns fan couldn’t help but panic after finding a single onion-flavoured round chip in a bag of their favourite tasty […]
Snickers fires back at Joe Biden’s claim that the company is duping customers with ‘shrinkflation’
Snickers is refuting President Joe Biden’s claims that it is secretly reducing the size of its candy bars. Biden said in his State of the Union address last Thursday, accused Shrinkflation is the process by which manufacturers reduce the amount of product in a package without adjusting the price. “Too many companies are inflating prices […]
Snickers denies Biden’s claim it reduced candy bar sizes in ‘shrinkflation’
President Biden denounced Snickers as an example of “shrinkflation” in his State of the Union address last week, but candy bar manufacturers denied they were secretly shrinking the size of their candy bars. “Snack companies think that if they charge the same price for the same size bag, they won’t notice that there are fewer […]
Appalling: Biden creates ‘Shrinkflation’ Task Force
President Biden has launched a new “shrinkflation” task force to crack down on “unfair and illegal pricing” of goods after years of soaring prices on his watch. Not only is Glenn Beck well aware that it’s Biden’s economic policies that are actually to blame, he also finds the task force “a little scary.” Former investment […]
White House weighs in on Cookie Monster’s ‘shrinkflation’ post
The White House on Monday seized a post from Cookie Monster that complained about “shrinkflation.” ‘C is for consumers who are fooled,’ says official white house account It was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to an earlier post by a “Sesame Street” character. “President Biden is calling on companies to put […]
Democrats respond to Cookie Monster post on shrinkflation
A post on the X account of the widely beloved “Sesame Street” character Cookie Monster drew reactions from the White House and several Democratic members of Congress. The post lamented shrinkflation, a term used to describe companies reducing the size of products without lowering prices. “I hate shrinkflation! It makes my cookies smaller” Cookie Monster […]