Did Ball Park franks (2014) shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before16 oz
After15 oz
−6.2%smaller
Price per oz · if the price stayed the same+6.7%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The joint 42nd-largest of 45 documented meat & fish cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 11% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2014 · reported 14 Jul 2014
- Country
- United States
- Brand
- Ball Park
- Category
- Meat & Fish
- Source
- mouseprint.org
Source and evidence
What the source says
“…you buy everyday in an effort to make a price increase be less obvious. *MOUSE PRINT: Ball Park Franks recently decreased their package size by one ounce, so their one pound packages are now just 15 ounces.”
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