Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 19

Capitalism: $ over people: Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inventor accuses Hershey of recipe changes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grandson-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-inventor-hershey-ingredients-9.7097143

* "chocolatey/chocolaty" spellings describe having flavor, smell, or color of chocolate - NOT chocolate
* Hershey claims changes meet "demand for innovation" 🤨

* unnatural chemicals in food
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/skimpflation-shrinkflation-chocolate-1.7021544

"chocolate candy and peanut butter creme," not milk chocolate and peanut butter

#capitalism #ConsumerFraud #greedflation #DemocraticSocialism

Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inventor accuses Hershey of cutting corners | CBC News

The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese's brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products.

CBC
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[Nov 2023] Wake-up call: Is that snack chocolate or 'chocolatey'? How skimpflation might be affecting your groceries
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/skimpflation-shrinkflation-chocolate-1.7021544

Skimpflation — switching recipes to use cheaper ingredients — is harder to spot than its cousin, shrinkflation

Middle of pandemic: Loblaws record profits while raising food prices, shrinking packaging #ConsumerFraud

Corporations continuing long practice of swapping ingredients for more profitable alternatives - health be damned. Avoid processed foods

Is that snack chocolate or 'chocolatey'? How skimpflation might be affecting your groceries | CBC News

Skimpflation is when companies swap out ingredients in food products for cheaper ones without lowering the price. The practice can be hard to detect because shoppers don't have access to companies' recipes.

CBC
Feb 19 at 3:30pmWeb