Posted 3/5/2024, 6:25:07 PM
Cookie Monster Calls Out Shrinking Treats; Biden Takes Aim at Corporate Pricing as Cookies Shrink and Prices Rise
- Cookie Monster complains cookies getting smaller due to "shrinkflation"
- White House responds, criticizes companies for "ripping off" consumers
- Biden announces strike force to combat illegal/unfair corporate pricing
- Economist says cookie prices spiked 19% in 2022 but are down to +0.5% now
- Even Girl Scout cookies have increased in price this year after years of stability
