Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Facebook)A trauma cleaner’s discovery of a 35-year-old Mars Bar has sparked debate about ‘shrinkflation’ due to its size.Victoria Gordon, who runs the cleaning company Pocket Rockets, found the chocolate bar – with a best-before date of 1991 – while clearing out a house in Scunthorpe.She posted a photo of the 62.5g bar alongside a modern Mars Bar, which weighs 40g, with the comment: “Can we all agree that this Mars Bar from 1991 is enormous!”The find has gone viral on TikTok, with many saying that it is an example of ‘shrinkflation’ – where companies reduce the size and weight of a product while keeping its price the same.A Mars spokesperson told the BBC: "Over the last 35 years, we have made a number of updates to our bar sizes and pack formats to reflect consumer demand, alongside considering wider external factors such as manufacturing costs and the price of cocoa."More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trauma cleaner finds ‘enormous’ 35-year-old Mars Bar during house clear-out
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Facebook)A trauma cleaner’s discovery of a 35-year-old Mars Bar has sparked debate about ‘shrinkflation’ due to its size.Victoria Gordon, who runs the cleaning company Pocket Rockets, found the chocolate bar – with a best-before date of 1991 – while clearing out a house in Scunthorpe.She posted a photo of the 62.5g bar alongside a modern Mars Bar, which weighs 40g, with the comment: “Can we all agree that this Mars Bar from 1991 is enormous!”The find has gone viral on TikTok, with many saying that it is an example of ‘shrinkflation’ – where companies reduce the size and weight of a product while keeping its price the same.A Mars spokesperson told the BBC: "Over the last 35 years, we have made a number of updates to our bar sizes and pack formats to reflect consumer demand, alongside considering wider external factors such as manufacturing costs and the price of cocoa."More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
