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Shrinkflation - Milk Cartons Changed

It's no longer a half-gallon carton of milk.



It used to be 2 quarts (half a gallon), but now it is only 1.8 quarts.

Their website still shows the old size, when it was bigger.

maplehill.com/products | archived

My wife was tricked. She came home and said she bought a gallon of milk (2 of these cartons), but actually we only received 0.92 gallon for our money.

I like the milk, but do not like the packaging change.

These companies are playing tricks, all for money.

Years ago, Maple Hill Farms (could be a totally different company) was charged with a felony for bid-rigging on public school milk prices. justice.gov

Maple Hill Farms of Bloomfield and its company president, Robert M. Miller, paid $50,000 in restitution...

source: courant.com

I guess it's a coincidence that Maple Hill and Maple Hill Farms are both known as dairy businesses, but are they not the same business? As I was trying to confirm, I discovered that this product was recently acquired by Horizon!



So this product is just another Horizon product now. The Maple Hill brand is now shown on their website.


This is a company I have tried to avoid, because they add DHA and I don't want anything artificial in my milk.

Jun 16, 2026, 5:54:07 PM | by Admin


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