Japan’s biggest snack maker is changing its iconic chip bags because of a growing global crisis |
Japan’s biggest snack maker is changing its iconic chip bags because of a growing global crisis
Calbee says shortages tied to the Strait of Hormuz blockade are forcing some of its best-known products into monochrome packaging.
Bags of Calbee potato crisps are seen at a convenience store in Tokyo on May 12, 2026. Japan’s leading potato chip maker is feeling the crunch from shortages related to the Iran war and is swapping its signature orange-and-yellow packets for black-and-white ones. [Photo: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images]
BY María José Gutiérrez........