The Consumerist (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Well, we've been saying it would be more honest to just raise prices instead of shrinking the product, and Hershey has taken us up on that. On Friday, only months after a 13% hike back in February,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Slashfood (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Filed under: On the Blogs , Food News Over the last few months, the intrepid editors over at Consumerist have done an outstanding job of tracking the trend of smaller sizes for the same price. They call it the Grocery Shrink Ray and they've seen it hit everything from coffee , to peanut butter to yogurt (it also strikes non-edible products such as toothpaste and contact lens solution ). One of the...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Mrs. Field's has filed for bankruptcy because the cost of flour and milk has gotten too high. The company's 500 cookie stores and hundreds of TCBY Yogurt franchises will continue to operate while a plan is developed to pay creditors. Many other restaurant groups are struggling, you may recall that casual dining chains Bennigan's and Steak & Ale abruptly closed their doors last month. Pizzaria chain...
