Up untill a week ago Nofrills carried these “three packs” of salmon for $10. Now the same pack contains two for the same $10. I thought it felt light when I bought it yesterday.
The worst part of shrinkflation is that it ruins all the old '50s-era recipes that were based on “convenience foods” and specified ingredients like “one can” of cream of mushroom soup or “one package” of jello. Nowadays you’ve got to use a can and a half or something – WTF am I supposed to do with half a can of leftover soup, assholes?!
dan1101@lemm.ee 1 year ago
This sucks. One of my favorite places to eat has both inflation and shrinkflation. Higher price for smaller portions.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 year ago
More than likely their suppliers are bleeding them, a lot of restaurants in my town are dealing with the same shit
Kichae@kbin.social 1 year ago
Yeah. One of my favourite restaurants closed a couple months ago because they just couldn't justify charging more for food, but their suppliers sure could.
just_the_ticket@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
It’s not the supplier “bleeding them” the supplier has the exact same problem the restaurant has, inflation, if they don’t raise the prices they go bankrupt. It’s a vicious cycle of everyone raising prices not to go bankrupt which causes everyone else to do the same.
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Every place I used to eat pretty much. And they cheap out on cheap shit too, like fries and rice. I used to work at a restaurant and the owner always taught me to fill up the sides cause it makes people feel they got their money’s worth