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Did Lorenz Erdnuss Locken Mexican Style shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before175 g
After150 g
−14.3%smaller
Price per 100 g · observed+16.7%Shelf price 2,29 € → 2,29 €, as recorded by the source.

Before you paid €1.31 per 100 g; after, €1.53 per 100 g: 16.7% more for the same amount.

How big a cut? The joint 36th-largest of 94 documented chips & snacks cuts (tied with 7 others); a bigger cut than 56% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2026 · reported Oct 2026
Country
Germany
Brand
Lorenz
Category
Chips & Snacks
Source
vzhh.de

Source and evidence

Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg — Mogelpackungsliste (Oktober 2026) vzhh.de

Source fetched 2026-10-30. All 419 Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg cases.

Added by Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg in October 2026 (bought at Edeka): 175 g to 150 g at €2.29, 16.7% more per gram. Lorenz replied on 22 Oct 2026 citing cost increases.

Evidence
Typeconsumer association investigation (manufacturer response)
Confidencehigh
Size cut alone, at the old price+16.7%

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Against official inflation: Eurostat HICP (DE) “processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco” changed −1.1% (12 months to Sep 2026, a broad match for this category). This pack’s price per gram changed +16.7%, 17.7 percentage points above the official rate, using the shelf prices the source recorded. Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.

What the source says

“…Vor dem Hintergrund gestiegener Rohwarenkosten ermöglicht die Anpassung des Abtropfgewichts, den Verkaufspreis stabil zu halten (...)". Preis +17 % Lorenz Erdnuss Locken Mexican Style © Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg Hersteller Lorenz Holding GmbH Gekauft bei Edeka Datum Oktober 2026 Alte Füllmenge 175 g Alter Preis 2,29 € Neue Füllmenge 150 g Neuer Preis 2,29 € Preiserhöhung 16,7 % * * Verbraucherhinweis und eigene…”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Lorenz Erdnuss Locken Mexican Style shrink? 175 g → 150 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/lorenz-erdnuss-locken-mexican-style-de-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg — Mogelpackungsliste (Oktober 2026) (https://www.vzhh.de/mogelpackungsliste?page=0).

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