In addition to hiking prices and shrinking product sizes, some food companies have also been quietly downgrading ingredients to reduce manufacturing costs in a process known as 'skimpflation.'

In addition to hiking prices and shrinking product sizes, some food companies have also been quietly downgrading ingredients to reduce manufacturing costs in a process known as ‘skimpflation.’

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Writing it as they did makes it seem that the food companies are doing this out of necessity, like they’re barely getting by.

    More insidiously, it could also be read in a way that makes these companies look like heroes. “We’re reducing costs to keep food prices low.” type BS.