Did Alpen muesli (Canada) shrink?
How big a cut? The joint 56th-largest of 68 documented breakfast cereals cuts (tied with 2 others); a bigger cut than 19% of all 1,394 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2025–2026 · reported 27 Oct 2026
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Alpen
- Category
- Breakfast Cereals
- Source
- ici.radio-canada.ca
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “breakfast cereal and other cereal products (excluding baby food)” changed +1.0% (12 months to Sep 2026). The size cut alone raises the price per gram by +8.3% 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: Alpen Muesli (Post), product type "Céréales". Old format: 650 g. New format: 600 g (documented 2026).”
More from Canada: the Canada shrinkflation list has all 43 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
Topic guide: cereal shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.
Alpen products we track
- Breakfast Cereals
Alpen Original muesli 550 g (UK)
Net wt.550gNo size change15 checks · last 2026-11-07
- Breakfast Cereals
Alpen Swiss Style Muesli 560 g (UK)
Net wt.560gNo size change14 checks · last 2026-11-07
- Breakfast Cereals
Alpen No Added Sugar muesli 560 g
Net wt.560gNo size change12 checks · last 2026-11-07
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Honeycomb family-size cereal (Canada)
595 → 525 g−11.8%
Canada · Source: cbc.ca - Breakfast Cereals · 2015
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (Canada)
445 → 425 g−4.5%
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Newest in breakfast cereals
Cereal shrinkflation →- Breakfast Cereals · 2026
Stop & Shop instant oatmeal packets
10 → 8 packets−20.0%
United States · Source: mouseprint.org - Breakfast Cereals · 2026
Dorset Cereals Simply Delicious → Delicious Fruit & Nut Muesli
650 → 500 g−23.1%
United Kingdom · Source: thegrocer.co.uk - Breakfast Cereals · 2026
Dorset Cereals Simply Fruity → Fantastically Fruity Muesli
630 → 500 g−20.6%
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