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The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags

NY Times · May 12, 2026, 10:48 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its salty products.

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Bloomberg Markets Ink Shortage Means Black-and-White Bags of Potato Chips in Japan BBC Business Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies

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