Americ's Shrinking Groceries


	Americ's Shrinking Groceries

rmowery

6-30-2008 11:10 AM

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groceries, food, america, energy, cost, inflation, prices

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                         American supermarkets are epics of excess: it often seems like every item in the store comes in a "Jumbo" size or has "Bonus!" splashed across the label. But is it possible that the amount of food Americans are buying is, in fact... shrinking? Well, yes. Soaring commodity and fuel prices are driving up costs for manufacturers; faced with a choice between raising prices (which consumers would surely notice) or quietly putting fewer ounces in the bag, carton or cup (which they generally don't) manufacturers are choosing the latter. This month, Kellogg's started shipping Apple Jacks, <SPAN id="lw_1214837689_0" class="yshortcuts">Cocoa Krispies</SPAN>, Corn Pops, <SPAN id="lw_1214837689_1" class="yshortcuts">Froot Loops</SPAN> and Honey Smacks containing an average of 2.4 fewer ounces per box. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/13591498-EB0D-4040-AA69-3A99AA65FB40/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>