Did Utz pretzels big jar shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before28 oz
After26 oz
−7.1%smaller
Price per oz · if the price stayed the same+7.7%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The 82nd-largest of 94 documented chips & snacks cuts; a bigger cut than 16% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2022 · reported 13 Jun 2022
- Country
- United States
- Brand
- Utz
- Category
- Chips & Snacks
- Source
- mouseprint.org
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: BLS CPI-U (US) “snacks” changed +14.3% (12 months to Jun 2022). The size cut alone raises the price per ounce by +7.7% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.
What the source says
“Pretzels Snack foods like potato chips are constantly being downsized, so as not to feel left out, Utz is now taking two ounces of pretzels out of it big jars. They are now 26 ounces instead of 28. Thanks to Tim B. for this submission. *MOUSE PRINT: Dawn Dishwashing Liquid P&G periodically downsizes Dawn.”
More from the US: the US Shrinkflation Tracker has all 296 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
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