Shoppers are noticing a massive change in the hugely popular spread this Christmas as prices skyrocket – have you noticed? – The Sun

Disgruntled shoppers have noticed a huge change to a popular spread this Christmas.

Britons were stunned to discover the latest casualty of the contraction and inflation crisis over the festive period.

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Philadelphia has been criticized for sneakily reducing its family pots from 300g to 280g over the past year.

Bakers were the first to notice the change – and their cheesecakes suffered.

The popular brand, owned by Kraft Heinz, added insult to injury after shoppers also realized the price did not reflect the lower amount.

In major supermarkets such as Tesco, the popular spread is now priced at £3.25, an increase from the previous £3.

The increase was accentuated over a period of three years.

While casual fans of soft cheeses aren’t thrilled by the shrink, a group of bakers have expressed frustration on social media about the effect on their recipe measurements.

Many popular cheesecake recipes require precise measurements, often calling for 900g of cream cheese.

For expert dessert creators who want to strictly follow these instructions, they should purchase an additional jar of Philadelphia.

One baker posted on Reddit: “I know (there was a discount) because my cheesecake recipe called for three pots for the 900g required… Now it’s 280g but it’s still called a family pack .”

Another angry baker chimed in: “You really need to watch your recipes now… “a container of” means absolutely nothing.

Others continued to echo this sentiment: “Companies must not have thought about how many generational family recipes are being thrown out.

“Anything that requires a container of ____ needs to be adjusted.

“And it doesn’t stop there, other ingredients are also down by weird proportions. We live in the worst timeline.”

Cream cheese lovers have already noticed a discount for Philadelphia’s largest product, saying it was 340g in 2021.

A spokesperson for Mondelez International said: “We understand the economic pressures consumers continue to face and increasing prices is a last resort for our business.

“However, we continue to experience significantly higher input costs throughout our supply chain, with the ingredients used in our products costing significantly more than before.

“At the same time, other costs such as energy, packaging and transportation also remain high.

“This means that our products remain much more expensive to manufacture. Although we have absorbed these costs wherever possible, we still face considerable challenges.

“As a result, we must make carefully considered list price increases and product size changes across our entire range so that we can continue to provide consumers with the brands they love, without compromising good taste and quality they expect.

It comes as shoppers were also disappointed to learn that some festive family treats had also suffered a contraction this year.

Which? has discovered the victims of this year’s discounts that consumers should watch closely.

The consumer group compared the sizes and prices of some of the country’s holiday favorites from 2023 to 2024.

Cadbury has announced that it will be bringing back its chocolate-filled mini snowballs this year.

But which one? I noticed that the family size bag went from 296 grams to 270 grams.

Despite the reduced size, the consumer group said its price had increased, with fans paying 20% ​​more for 9% less chocolate, compared to the same time last year.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the only Cadbury product to be affected by these changes.

The average Santa’s selection box has fallen from 145 grams to 125 grams, despite a huge 59% price increase at Morrisons.

Meanwhile, Cadbury’s Buttons selection box has become 9% smaller, from 375 grams to 340 grams.

Another festive chocolate casualty was Nestlé’s Dairy Box, which now has 36 treats instead of 40 in the winter collection.

Variation has also been targeted in this box, as buyers will only have the choice of eight different chocolates instead of ten.

Despite these changes, which one? revealed that the price of this box increased by £2 at Asda compared to last year, but remained the same at Tesco and Sainsbury’s.

The smaller version of this Nestlé Dairy Box has also gone from 20 chocolates to 16 this year.

Even the “classic collection” went from 40 to 32 candies