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.
Snack giant Calbee's decision to sell popular chips in plain black and silver packaging due to ink shortages, linked to potential naphtha scarcity from the Iran war, has ignited public debate in Japan about supply chain vulnerabilities and government reassurances.
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.
Calbee, Japans führender Chips-Hersteller, ändert das Design seiner Verpackungen wegen Rohstoffmangels infolge des Iran-Kriegs. Die Produkte werden künftig in Grau verpackt.
Der japanische Chips-Hersteller Calbee ändert sein Verpackungsdesign aufgrund von Rohstoffmangels, verursacht durch den Iran-Krieg. Viele Produkte werden ab Ende Mai in grau verpackt, da der Nachschub an Druckfarben aufgrund des Naphtamangels gestört ist.
Aufgrund von Lieferengpässen bei Druckfarben infolge des Irankriegs stellen japanische Lebensmittelhersteller wie Calbee ihre Verpackungen auf graue oder schwarz-weiße Designs um. Der Mangel an Naphta beeinträchtigt die Produktion.
Faute d’encre en raison d’une pénurie de naphta liée au blocage du détroit d’Ormuz, le premier fabricant japonais de chips, Calbee, va passer quatorze de ses produits en packaging noir et blanc.
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...
