Did Bourbon La Shukure biscuits (Japan) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before8 biscuits
After7 biscuits
−12.5%smaller
Price per biscuit · if the price stayed the same+14.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 30th-largest of 56 documented cookies & crackers cuts (tied with 6 others); a bigger cut than 48% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2026 · reported 30 Jun 2026
Country
Japan
Brand
Bourbon
Category
Cookies & Crackers
Source
bourbon.co.jp

Source and evidence

Bourbon — price revision and content change for some products (30 Jun 2026) bourbon.co.jp

Source fetched 2026-10-30.

Listed under 'content change' from 6 Oct 2026 shipments, separate from the price-revision list, so one biscuit fewer (-12.5%) at the same open price.

Evidence
Typemanufacturer announcement (price/size notice)
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“柏崎市防災天然水 500ml 500ml 2026 年 9 月 1 日 天然名水出羽三山の水2L 2,000ml 出荷分より イオン水2L 2,000ml 12 枚 2026 年 10 月 1 日 ロアンヌバニラ (2 枚×6 袋) 出荷分より 〇内容量変更対象商品 内 容 量 商 品 名 変 更 日 変更前 変更後 ラシュクーレ 8枚 7枚 2026 年 10 月 6 日 クロワパイ 7本 6本 出荷分より 以 上 【 この件に関する報道関係者様向けのお問い合わせ先 】 株式会社ブルボン 総務推進部広報グループ 窓口 : 宇留嶋 創 Tel : 0257-23-5070…”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Bourbon La Shukure biscuits (Japan) shrink? 8 biscuits → 7 biscuits”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/bourbon-la-shukure-biscuits-japan-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Bourbon — price revision and content change for some products (30 Jun 2026) (https://www.bourbon.co.jp/news/news_file/file/20260630一部商品の価格改定ならびに内容量変更に関するお知らせ23435.pdf).

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