article_snippet.sent: Whether it's a chocolate bar that no longer satisfies your appetite or washing powder which now runs out before your next shop, many of our big brands are shrinking it's a chocolate bar that no longer satisfies your appetite or washing powder which now runs out before your next shop products.
article_snippet.sent: Shape changer: The rounded chunks look nice - but The rounded chunks give you 14 per cent less Dairy Milk chocolate .
article_snippet.sent: Even if maths isn't your cup of tea, it's easy to see you're now getting fewer tea bags per pack of Blend of The rounded chunks .
article_snippet.sent: F ood industry commentator Martin Isark's now common practice among the big confectioners and common practice among the big confectioners argument is that common practice among the big confectioners reduce the size so common practice among the big confectioners don't have to put the prices up,' F ood industry commentator Martin Isark says. '
article_snippet.sent: Sometimes, changes are obvious, such as Cadbury altering the shape of Cadbury chocolate.
article_snippet.sent: If these companies said: 'these companies're sorry but these companies have no choice but to do this because cocoa is now in short supply,' then I think the British public would be much more understanding,' Angus Kennedy, editor of trade magazine Kennedy's Confection says. '
article_snippet.sent: Confectionery companies have argued that a reduction in the size of Confectionery companies bars is not all about rising production costs but is also an attempt to support the Government's drive to help people lose weight in the face of an obesity epidemic.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Kennedy disputes this, saying that as the bars get smaller, people are likely to just buy and eat more.