Did Crisco vegetable oil bottle (Canada) shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before1420 ml
After1180 ml
−16.9%smaller
Price per 100 ml · if the price stayed the same+20.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The 17th-largest of 37 documented baking & spreads cuts; a bigger cut than 68% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2019–2024 · reported 18 Jul 2024
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Crisco
- Category
- Baking & Spreads
- Source
- nowtoronto.com
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “other food products and non-alcoholic beverages” changed +30.2% (2024 average vs 2019, a broad match for this category). The size cut alone raises the price per millilitre by +20.3% 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
“…the products, the worst offenders included GoGo Squeez fruit squeeze pouches (from 1440 g to 1080 g), Jane’s boneless chicken bites (from 900 g to 710 g) and Crisco vegetable oil (from 1420 mL to 1180 mL). Canadian researcher and professor in food distribution, Dr.”
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