US EditionFrench supermarket sticks 'shrinkflation' warnings on food to shame suppliers
- French grocery chain Carrefour has labeled products that have recently shrunk in size but increased in price, in an effort to pressure manufacturers to reconsider their pricing policy.
- Carrefour has identified 26 products, including brands like Lipton, PepsiCo, Lindt, and Nestle, that have decreased in volume or weight without a corresponding reduction in price.
- The move comes as French retailers and food manufacturers face pressure to lower prices amid rising costs. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has accused manufacturers of not addressing inflation, leading Carrefour to take action.
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French supermarket sticks 'shrinkflation' warnings on food to shame suppliers
French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on goods from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Ice Tea to pressure top suppliers to limit so-called "shrinkflation" – reducing the size of products while maintaining or increasing their price.
French supermarket chain Carrefour puts "shrinkflation" warnings on price-gouging brands
Carrefour, one of the world's largest grocery chains, is slapping warnings on products when the size shrinks but the price does not. The labels come amid reports of falling costs and rising profits for food manufacturers, facts that suggest they are using media hysteria over inflation to gouge their customers. Carrefour has marked 26 products…
Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
French supermarket chain labels products that have shrunk in size but cost more before contract talks with suppliersThe French supermarket chain Carrefour has put labels on its shelves this week warning shoppers of “shrinkflation”, the phenomenon where manufacturers reduce pack sizes rather than increase prices.It has slapped price warnings on products from Lindt chocolates to Lipton ice tea to pressure top consumer goods suppliers Nestlé, Pepsi…
France's Carrefour sticks price warnings on food to shame suppliers
PARIS, France – French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on products from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Iced Tea to pressure top consumer goods suppliers Nestle, PepsiCo, and Unilever to reduce inflation ahead of much-anticipated contract talks. Carrefour is putting stickers on products that have shrunk in size but cost more even after raw materials prices have eased, to rally consumer support as retailers prepare to face the w…
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