Posted on 03/12/2022 7:55:46 AM PST by Hojczyk
Food company Frito-Lay has cut down the number of chips in each bag of Doritos as record inflation has raised production expenses.
A bag of Doritos has five fewer chips than it used to, the company told Quartz. "Inflation is hitting everyone. … We took just a little bit out of the bag so we can give you the same price and you can keep enjoying your chips," a Frito-Lay representative said.
Other ubiquitous consumer products have fallen victim to "shrinkflation," Quartz reported. Bounty has cut three sheets from each roll of paper towels, and a box of Wheat Thins now has 28 fewer crackers.
Under the Biden administration, inflation has skyrocketed. Inflation reached a 40-year high last month, even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused energy prices to surge. The cost of food accounts for much of the inflation, with grocery prices up 8.6 percent from last year.
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Shrinkflation...
You can pay for more air.
In the future, you will own nothing and be happy.
Thanks, Joe! A**hole.
1/10th penny in food cost, all other costs of packaging, transportation and wholesaling remain the same. Not sure I understand the logic.
Buy those salty snacks at Aldi.
They are less than half the Frito-Lay price and just as good.
(except their Pringles equivalent which is not so good).
They have been doing this for years, most people don’t notice.
Products like Doritos are coated with industrial waste, stay away from them.
Needs to be repeated over and over. It is a fact. Ask your liberal/socialist/commie family and friends why was the cost of goods and services skyrocketing even before Putin's misadventure in the Ukraine? Or spare yourself the stupid looks on their faces.
Let’s go Brandon!
I like the Cool Ranch variety, myself.
Just wait until all the “legalized” pot smokers find out their messing with Doritos, then you’ll have a genuine insurrection on your hands.
I heard a prediction that inflation would increase to 35% by the end of this year. The government and the media will be working full time to direct blame away from Brandon and the Democrats. The cancel culture will have to escalate the penalty for criticism of the government to arrests and torture, like we have seen demonstrated in the treatment of the January 6 political prisoners.
When they sell millions of something, a 1/10th of penny adds up.
Don’t they mean weight ?
“Buy those salty snacks at Aldi.”
Same with snack crackers, the Savoritz woven wheat crackers at Aldi are a fraction of the cost of Triscuits and taste better!
I don't think you understand what goes into manufacturing huge amounts of edibles, many shipped world-wide.. The processing of food products from raw materials (agriculture&meat) is a huge cost. But then what do I know? I only had 3 small owned and operated companies, so I may not know either.
Lexus quality at Kia prices!
When do they start wrapping and selling individual Doritos chips?
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