There is some gouging going on no doubt... but the public keeps buying products because the fed hasnt finished the job. Consumer credit is at all time high, but people keep buying. Personal saving down to record levels...still buying. A day of reckoning is coming... thats when food (and other staples-as well as the frivilous things that still generate demand) will come down. People like to think they see a light at the end of this tunnel- Im not so sure.
Some of the flavors and versions they have dropped seem to be merely based on the idea that they don’t need to right now and are profiting off the limited selection, we will see the other versions back on the shelf when the producers start having to work harder for the profit.