TUBS of Heroes, Celebrations and Roses have been cut in size by up to a quarter — while their price has soared over the past five years.
The festive favourites have been crushed again this year, capping half a decade of shrinkflation misery.
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A Sun investigation found tubs of Cadbury Roses and Heroes weighed 600g in 2021 but have been slashed to just 475g this year.
It is a 21 per cent fall in size, while the price has gone from £4 to £7 at most supermarkets — making it far worse value.
Celebrations tubs have gone from 650g to 500g.
Parent company Mars Wrigley brought in 500g tubs alongside 550g ones last year. But this year it discontinued the 550g ones.
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It means 150g of sweets, — roughly 16 of the 9g chocs, have been cut to save costs.
A 650g tub cost £5 in 2021, or £7.69 a kilo. But the price is now £7 for 500g, or £14 a kilo, almost half the value for money.
Nestlé’s Quality Street has dropped from 650g to 550g, but has gone from £5 to £7.
It comes despite a drop in the price of cocoa. Consumer expert Martyn James said because of that, shrinkflation and price rises were no longer justified.
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He said: “It’s simply greed and consumers are rightly furious.”
Cadbury owner Mondelez said it faced “significantly higher supply chain input costs”.
Nestlé and Mars were asked to comment.