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Did Cadbury Twirl XL Easter egg shrink?
241 → 218 g −9.5%Size Facts
Before241 g
After
218 g
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+10.6%
When2026
CountryUnited Kingdom
Evidenceconsumer-group / news investigation
Confidencehigh
Source: The Guardian — Easter eggs smaller but pricier (theguardian.com). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“A similar move with Cadbury’s Twirl eggs – which now include only two individually wrapped Twirl fingers rather than two full bars – means they have shrunk by 9.5% or 23g to 218g.”
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