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Did Nathan's frankfurters shrink?
16 → 14 oz −12.5%Size Facts
Before16 oz
After
14 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+14.3%
When2016
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Downsize Again – 2016 (Part 3) (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“These no longer “bigger than a bun” frankfurters went from 16 ounces down to 14 ounces in 2012. And just recently, they knocked another two ounces off, bringing Nathan’s down to just 12 ounces”
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