hmmmm.... I know things are tough in hospitality, but when trading standards find 70% of test drinks purchases are short measures, a new area of shrinkflation has surely been found.
Of course, we could argue this is a useful (organic) public health action which massages down the consumption of alcohol, but I'm guessing that's not what's actually going on.
#alcohol #hospitality #shrinkflation
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/24/short-measuring-wine-beer-costs-uk-drinkers-115-a-year-each-trading-standards-says
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