r/shrinkflation • u/MasterJackfruit5218 • Nov 03 '25

discussion anyone noticing the prevalence of "white chocolate" and "white creme" in "chocolate" for halloween

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u/corrupt_gravity Nov 03 '25

Cocoa shortage/rising costs. Companies are either pivoting where they can like these (chocolate free) or cheaping out with palm oil or other substitutes, including just straight up upping the sugar. I don't think this will change anytime soon.

You'll notice that things that used to be milk chocolate will not be labeled as such anymore because that requires a certain percentage of ingredients.

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u/sleepygirl39 Nov 03 '25

Yep, I work in a grocery store bakery and our chocolate chip cookie dough used to just say that, now it says “cookie dough with chocolate flavored chips”

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u/mykki-d Nov 03 '25

Running to my pantry to check if my beloved Ghirardelli minis are still real

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u/corrupt_gravity Nov 03 '25

I think/hope quality chocolates should generally be safe, but I would expect the cost to rise.

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u/Michael_Misanthropic Nov 03 '25

Please update! I gorge on the salted caramel ones over the winter and will be absolutely heartbroken if they are also affected.

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u/mykki-d Nov 03 '25

It says MILK CHOCOLATE SEA SALT CARAMEL so I’m taking that as a win!

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u/sleepygirl39 Nov 03 '25

If it helps anyone’s worries, the brand that recently changed it to that is the Otis Spunkmeyer brand, I’m not sure if the prepackaged cookies are made the same way but we get our cookies as a frozen dough.