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Did Cadbury Favourites box, large (New Zealand, 2025) shrink?
520 → 470 g −9.6%Size Facts
Before520 g
After
470 g
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+10.6%
When2025
CountryNew Zealand
Evidenceindependent tracker citing Cadbury's own 470g listing and a second report; 470g read on shelf at three chains
Confidencemedium
Source: kepie. Watch — Shrinkflation in New Zealand (week of 21–27 Sep 2026) (watch.kepie.co.nz). Source fetched 2026-10-17. Second cut after the 2023 570g → 520g change (NZ Herald / 1News). Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
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