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The Boston Globe

February 11, 2014

Less is less in food packaging:

Can of coffee (various brands)

Old size 1 pound (16 ounces)
New size 11.3 ounces

Nathan’s Hot Dogs

Old size 1 pound (16 ounces)
New size 14 ounces

Ice cream (various brands)

Old size Half gallon
New size 1½ quarts

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Bag of Domino sugar

Old size 5 pounds
New size 4 pounds

Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate

Old size 8 ounces
New size 4 ounces

Chobani yogurt

Old size 6 ounces
New size 5.3 ounces

Häagen-Dazs ice cream

Old size 1 pint (16 ounces)
New size 14 ounces