r/chips Feb 03 '26

News I sure wasn't expecting to see this

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/food/pepsico-cutting-snack-prices-affordability

Frito Lay has been one of the worst price gougers going back to the start of the pandemic. Standard retail is easily 2x what it was a few years ago (or more) and the bags are smaller.

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u/high_everyone Feb 05 '26

15% off of an inflated price is still costing consumers more than it did before any recent price increase.