Known cases / Dairy / Philadelphia
Did Philadelphia cream cheese shrink?
16 → 15.5 oz −3.1%Size Facts
Before16 oz
After
15.5 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+3.2%
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
“The 16 ounce containers are going down to 15.5 ounces, and the 8 ounce ones are slimming down by half an ounce as well and that’s a greater percentage loss”
Philadelphia products we track
- Cheeses
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Net wt.8oz
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