alphacyberranger to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoCarrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brandswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down18cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.fooworldnews@lemmit.online
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minus-square@fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoTo be fair, most likely of these ‘foods’ look like complete junk. Over-processed shit. Huge mark-ups on what amounts to packaging and cheap fat/sugar/industrial flavours.
minus-squareThrowawayOnLemmylinkfedilinkEnglish15•10 months agoBaby formula was listed. The shrinkflation has affected more than just junk food.
minus-square@fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•10 months agoYeah I understand but the highlight items seem to be mostly crap.
minus-square@fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoIf people stopped eating shit over-processed foods they would probably save money and definitely be healthier
minus-square@KillAllPoorPeople@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoOr they’d spend more money and be less healthy. A food being “over-processed” doesn’t mean jack shit on its own nor does it mean it’s more expensive.
minus-square@Blackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoLurpak shrank all their butter by 20%. In looks it’s barely noticeable. In reality it’s a 25% price hike.
To be fair, most likely of these ‘foods’ look like complete junk. Over-processed shit. Huge mark-ups on what amounts to packaging and cheap fat/sugar/industrial flavours.
Baby formula was listed. The shrinkflation has affected more than just junk food.
Yeah I understand but the highlight items seem to be mostly crap.
And? What’s your point?
If people stopped eating shit over-processed foods they would probably save money and definitely be healthier
Or they’d spend more money and be less healthy. A food being “over-processed” doesn’t mean jack shit on its own nor does it mean it’s more expensive.
Lurpak shrank all their butter by 20%. In looks it’s barely noticeable. In reality it’s a 25% price hike.