Inflation Has Hit The Ice Cream Market Once Again!

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ice cream containers are shrinking - again. It used to be common for ice cream to be sold in a half gallon cartons. Some years ago, cartons shrunk to 1.75 quarts and just recently many ice cream cartons shrank again to only 1.5 quarts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Prices, however, did not shrink accordingly. Most prices stayed the same. This latest change is the equivalent of a</span> <span class="s2">16.667% price increase.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">Some people may blame the creamery, the carton manufacturer or even the grocery store for the increase in price. But the real blame lies elsewhere.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">Today on WealthTalks, Tom and John talk about why ice cream containers are shrinking, and what we can do to keep our savings from shrinking as well.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">Listen Now!</span></p>