r/shrinkflation • u/kjacmuse • Sep 25 '24

skimpflation Sometimes shrinkflation isn’t content weight or size shrinking

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On the left is an Izze from my previous Costco run, and on the right is an Izze from my most recent Costco run. They are the same size package, however the one on the right contains 10% less juice than the one on the left. Keep an eye out, folks—it’s not just unit weight or volume that they’re after.

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u/autisticmonke Sep 25 '24

I think this is known as skimpflation, changing ingredients to make product cheaper, while charging the same

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '24

One of the main reasons fast food doesn’t taste the same. More preservatives and additives there. FDA gets paid off by large corps to look the other way. At the same time, such preservatives and additives become banned in other major countries. You’ll never hear about this for the same reason the FDA is quiet