Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging

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Due to a blockade in the strait of Hormuz amid ongoing conflicts, Calbee, Japan’s largest snack manufacturer, is altering its packaging from vibrant colors to black and white, impacting several key products. The shortages are linked directly to supply chain disruptions caused by war-related factors.

Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in ink Japan’s biggest snack maker has been forced to use black-and-white packaging for some flagship products because of ink ingredient shortages caused by the strait of Hormuz blockade. Calbee, whose potato chip brands in particular are known for brightly coloured bag designs, said 14 of its products would switch to monochrome branding by the end of May. Continue reading...