Thursday 26th October 2023
    Difficulty: Medium

    Shrinkflation (Quiz #342)

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    Instead of raising prices, manufacturers and shops have been changing the size or ingredients of their products to lower costs, in a way that can be hard for shoppers to notice. This is known as "shrinkflation".

    1. How have the makers of Tanqueray London Dry Gin practised "shrinkflation" on their product?

    2. Butter has been sold in 250g packs for as long as most of us can remember, but two of the three brands below have reduced the size to 200g. Which is the odd one out, remaining at 250g?

    3. In 2016, which chocolate bar was reduced in size, while maintaining the same package dimensions, by increasing the space between its chunks?

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