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Did Nestlé assorted mini chocolate bars 50-pack (Aero, KitKat, Smarties, Coffee Crisp) (Canada) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before510 g
After485 g
−4.9%smaller
Price per 100 g · if the price stayed the same+5.2%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The 183rd-largest of 189 documented chocolate & candy cuts; a bigger cut than 5% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2014–2024 · reported 30 Oct 2024
Country
Canada
Brand
Nestlé
Category
Chocolate & Candy
Source
theglobeandmail.com

Source and evidence

The Globe and Mail — Candy and chocolate shrinkflation takes a bite out of Halloween joy (30 Oct 2024) theglobeandmail.com

Source fetched 2026-10-20.

Halloween mini-bar box. The Globe says the pack was 510 g 'a decade ago' and is 485 g now, so the exact year of the cut is not known; the date range runs from about 2014 to the October 2024 article. Prices not given.

Evidence
Typenewspaper report
Confidencemedium

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What the source says

“…A 50-pack of assorted Nestlé chocolate bars, including Aero, Kit Kat, Smarties and Coffee Crisp, was 510 grams a decade ago and now has been reduced to 485 grams. After years of giving a handful of mini chocolate bars to trick-or-treaters, Ms.”

Topic guide: chocolate shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Nestlé assorted mini chocolate bars 50-pack (Aero, KitKat, Smarties, Coffee Crisp) (Canada) shrink? 510 g → 485 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/nestl-assorted-mini-chocolate-bars-50-pack-aero-kitkat-smarties-coffee-crisp-can.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: The Globe and Mail — Candy and chocolate shrinkflation takes a bite out of Halloween joy (30 Oct 2024) (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/article-halloween-candy-shrinkflation/).

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