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Did Hershey's Halloween 50 mini candy bars shrink?
513 → 481 g −6.2%Size Facts
Before513 g
After
481 g
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+6.7%
When2025
CountryCanada
Evidenceconsumer-group / news investigation
Confidencehigh
Source: CBC News — Halloween candy multipacks shrinkflation (cbc.ca). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“A 2024 ad for a Hershey's bag of 50 Halloween candy bars showed that the box weighed 513 grams. This year, the same product weighs 481 grams, a 6.2 per cent decrease.”
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