Food manufacturers shrink product containers instead of raising
prices  LONDON If your jar of Skippy seemed to dissipate a bit
faster than usual and your weekly peanut butter sandwich intake
hasn’t faced any major increases, you’re not crazy. Skippy, as
well as various other food product manufacturers, has cut back
its container size and weight while still maintaining the
original look of the packaging.  The bottoms of Skippy jars now
contain an inconspicuous dimple that accounts for a 10 percent
decrease in peanut butter, and many shopper are feeling deceived
into believing they are purchasing the same amount of peanut
butter for the same price as the old. The jar, once 18 ounces
and now 16.3, is the result of what Skippy and other
manufacturers are saying is the only solution to the rising food
and gas prices.  Unilever, which produces Skippy, also
manufactures Breyers ice cream and has similarly cut back on the
amount of its product per package. What used to be a container
1.75 quarts full of ice cream has