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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett and Mostafa Rachwani

The curse of shrinkflation: how food is being sneakily downsized – but prices aren’t

Shrinkflation is a strategy by food manufacturers to decrease the size of their products but not the price tag
Shrinkflation is a strategy by food manufacturers to decrease the size of their products and packages but not the price tag. Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design

Hundreds of readers have shared their personal experiences of so-called “shrinkflation”; a strategy by food manufacturers to decrease the size of their products but not the price tag.

The technique avoids a sensitive price hike that attracts attention from customers, although it is evident from hundreds of readers’ responses that they are none too happy about downsized products either.

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