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Did Cadbury Fingers (UK) shrink?
125 → 111 g −11.2%Size Facts
Before125 g
After
111 g
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+12.6%
When2015
CountryUnited Kingdom
Evidencereference work (Wikipedia list with primary citations)
Confidencemedium
Source: Wikipedia: Shrinkflation (examples list, with primary citations) (en.wikipedia.org). source fetched 2026-10-13. Check the math in the calculator.
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