Calbee has begun using monochrome packaging for 14 of its main snack products, including Potato Chips and Kappa Ebisen, due to unstable procurement of ink and other materials caused by the Middle East crisis. The company states this is a measure for stable supply, but some consumers express concern about potential panic buying.
Japanese snack manufacturer Calbee is transitioning 14 of its products to black-and-white packaging due to a shortage of colored ink ingredients caused by the ongoing war in Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
One of Japan’s best-loved snack brands is switching to monochrome packaging for a number of its products due to a shortage of naphtha – a crude-oil derivative used in petrochemicals and printing inks – caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Calbee said it would “temporarily revise packaging specifications for certain products in response to supply instability affecting certain raw materials amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East”. The decision by the...
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