Cadbury Easter eggs have reduced in size by almost 10 per cent in the last three years.
The research found that consumers are getting around 25 grams less chocolate per box.
Global supplies issues, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have contributed to price hikes in Cocoa and sugar.
Consumer Journalist Siobhan Maguire explains how confectionary retailers are slowly reducing the size of products.
This comes as core components of Cadbury Easter eggs experience hikes in prices. The cost of Cocoa and sugar have skyrocketed in the last few years on account of the Pandemic, Supply issues and the War in Ukraine.
Obesity expert and Professor at St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin says that the reduction in size of easter eggs won't result in a reduction in consumption of chocolate for children with the disease of obesity.
The consumer has largely been unaware of the price staying the same but the quantity of chocolate decreasing because the packaging is the same.
According to research conducted by the Irish Mail on Sunday, chocolate lovers will get 25g less chocolate per box on average.
