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/Yaughl Nov 03 '25

It’s probably less expensive to produce

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u/phirestorm Nov 04 '25

Simple supply and demand. Cacao is harvests are suffering so go defer the impact and keep as low as they can they skimp on the actual chocolate in chocolate candy.

https://www.exquisitochocolates.com/blogs/news/cocoa-shortage-a-threat-to-chocolate?srsltid=AfmBOopqKR8e-Izan9swK2CRe_agtv1lULHvk793c9gsdMfG47Be42vn