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Some Japanese snack brands are shipping products with black-and-white packaging as ink supplies dwindle due to disruptions tied to the Iran conflict, with manufacturers cutting ink usage to reduce costs and avoid delays; the impact varies by brand and product.
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.
Japan's Calbee will switch 14 flagship snack bags to monochrome by the end of May because of ink ingredient shortages tied to disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz/Iran conflict. The ink relies on naphtha, an oil derivative, and officials say naphtha supplies have been secured and alternative import routes are being used, illustrating ongoing cost and material-supply pressures for Japanese manufacturers.