Easter egg costs soar by up to 50% as some shrink
The consumer group says many chocolate treats have shot up in price while several have been hit by "shrinkflation".
Easter eggs up to 56% more expensive than last year and have shrunk in size, according to Which?
A steep fall in global cocoa production, driven by higher temperatures, is driving wholesale costs to a record high.
Easter eggs becoming smaller, except for the price
Easter eggs have become up to 50 per cent more expensive than last year while shrinking in size, a Which? investigation has found.
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Easter egg costs soar by up to 50%, Which? says
The Which? investigation found that at Tesco, a Twix white chocolate Easter egg had increased from £5 to £6 year-on-year, while also shrinking from 316g to 258g. In terms of price per 100g ...