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Did Post Honey Bunches of Oats shrink?
14.5 → 12 oz −17.2%Size Facts
Before14.5 oz
After
12 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+20.8%
When2022
CountryUnited States
Evidenceconsumer-advocate report (photo of old/new packages)
Confidencehigh
Source: Mouse Print* — Here We Downsize Again – Spring 2022, Part 1 (mouseprint.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“That is almost two bowls of cereal less as their 14.5-ounce boxes went down to only 12 ounces”
Post products we track
- Breakfast Cereals
Post grape-nuts cereal
Net wt.20.5 OZ (1 LB 4.5 OZ) 581 g
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