Maltesers shrink by 15% as prices rise, declares Mars

Mars has blamed rising costs for its decision to shrink the size of Maltesers packets. The decrease was spotted by food retail expert Steve Dresser, who also noticed that packets of Mars' Galaxy Counters have been dropped from 126g to 112g in weight. In a statement, Mars said rising costs forced it to decide between increasing the price of Maltesers pouches or reducing the size of the product.