Did Catelli pasta, 500 g box (Canada) shrink?
How big a cut? The joint 76th-largest of 101 documented pasta, rice & meals cuts (tied with 1 other); a bigger cut than 29% of all 1,394 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2026 · reported 27 Oct 2026
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Catelli
- Category
- Pasta, Rice & Meals
- Source
- ici.radio-canada.ca
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “pasta products” changed −1.7% (12 months to Sep 2026, a broad match for this category). The size cut alone raises the price per gram by +10.1% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.
What the source says
“Radio-Canada database record: Catelli (Barilla), product type "Pâtes alimentaires". Old format: 500 g. New format: 454 g (documented 2026).”
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