Japanese snack manufacturer Calbee will temporarily switch selected potato chip packaging to grayscale due to supply chain disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
The company said the measure is intended to help maintain stable product supplies as supply instability affects certain raw materials.<\/p>\n
The black-and-white packaging will apply to 14 products and is scheduled to roll out on May 25. Calbee said the packaging change will not affect product quality.\u00a0
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Supply chain concerns linked to Middle East tensions<\/p>\n
The company did not specify which shortages caused the packaging adjustment.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Japanese government said authorities had not received reports of immediate supply shortages related to printing ink or naphtha and that necessary volumes for Japan were being secured.<\/p>\n
Naphtha, a petroleum byproduct, is sometimes used in parts of the ink manufacturing process. The government also plans to meet with Calbee to discuss the situation and address potential supply imbalances.\u00a0
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Wider impact on global supply chains<\/p>\n
Supply chain disruptions have intensified following attacks on Iran and the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an important global shipping route for Middle Eastern oil exports.<\/p>\n
The disruptions have already affected several sectors, including fertilizer supplies and agricultural exports.<\/p>\n
Images released by Calbee show the redesigned potato chip bags in grayscale, replacing the company’s traditional bright packaging colors.<\/p>\n
The simplified packaging removes much of the familiar visual branding traditionally used to distinguish flavors on store shelves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese snack manufacturer Calbee will temporarily switch selected potato chip packaging to grayscale due to supply chain disruptions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-21347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-japan","8":"tag-japan","9":"tag-japanese"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}