Food manufacturers are making packages smaller

An interesting article in the Chicago Sun-Times recently confirms that many food manufacturers are making the packaging of their products smaller, offering consumers less for their money.

The article states: "Shoppers without a keen eye and a willingness to read the fine print on labels might have missed what has happened: Food manufacturers were downsizing packages, while keeping prices the same, as they passed on higher food costs to consumers."

Read the full article here:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1356955,w-food-packages-shrinking-general-mills123108.article

Comments

[mus302]

They certainly have figured out how to squeeze the maximum amount of profit out of the situation. Some time back I saw another article that said that food manufacturers were also busy substituting cheaper ingredients into their food items.