Did Acana dry dog food, large bag (Canada) shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before17 kg
After14.5 kg
−14.7%smaller
Price per kg · if the price stayed the same+17.2%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The 25th-largest of 38 documented pet food cuts; a bigger cut than 59% of all 1,394 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2023 · reported 9 Aug 2023
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Acana
- Category
- Pet Food
- Source
- ici.radio-canada.ca
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “pet food and supplies” changed +8.0% (12 months to Aug 2023). The size cut alone raises the price per kilogram by +17.2% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.
What the source says
“Radio-Canada database record: Acana (Mars), product type "Croquettes pour chiens". Old format: 17 kg. New format: 14.5 kg (documented 2023).”
More from Canada: the Canada shrinkflation list has all 43 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
Topic guide: pet food shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.
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