Calbee packs go grayscale as ink shortages from Middle East conflict bite packaging
TL;DR
Tokyo’s Calbee will switch 14 snack packages to black-and-white to conserve ink amid disruptions tied to the Iran war; the contents remain the same and the change, effective May 25, is intended to keep product supply stable under geopolitical pressures.
- Some Japanese snack packages are turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply AP News
- Color crunch: Japan’s Calbee chip bags go monochrome as Iran war bites CNN
- Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies BBC
- Potato-Chip Bags Are Going Black and White Because of the Iran War WSJ
- The Shortages Caused By The Iran War—So Far Forbes
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