Japanese Snack Giant Calbee Switches to Black-and-White Packaging
Japanese snack manufacturer Calbee has announced it will switch to black-and-white packaging for its products. The company cited ink shortages and rising costs, which it linked to the ongoing conflict in Iran.
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Calbee says it will temporarily switch to black and white packaging as ink supplies have been disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The government maintains that there is enough naphtha for local industries, though bottlenecks have been identified.
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TOKYO: Japan’s leading potato chip maker is feeling the crunch from shortages linked to the Iran war, swapping its signature orange-and-yellow packets for black and white. A household name in Japan, Calbee is known for its savoury potato chips with an array of flavours from seaweed salt to soy sauce and butter. The company said Tuesday it will “revise the packaging specifications” and use just “two colours” in packaging for 14 product lines beginning later this month or in June. It did not sa...
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