If youâre shopping for your favorite Calbee chips in Japan and see that familiar bag in black and white â itâs not a printing mistake. The Japanese snack maker said on Tuesday it will temporarily change the packaging to grayscale and ditch its typically bright and eye-catching colors in stores nationwide because of supply chain disruptions from the Iran war. The move comes in response to âsupply instability affecting certain raw materials amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East,â the company said in a statement. âThis measure is intended to help maintain a stable supply of products.â The black-and-white change will apply to 14 products. The new packaging will roll out on May 25 and wonât affect product quality, Calbee said. The company didnât specify exactly which shortages had prompted the change. But a spokesperson from the Japanese government said it had âreceived no reports of immediate supply issues regarding printing ink or naphtha, and we recognize that the necessary volume for Japan as a whole is being secured.â Naphtha is a petroleum byproduct sometimes used in parts of the ink manufacturing process. The spokesperson added that the government plans t
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View source →The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected world In a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure âevery country can…
View source →The average price of unleaded petrol has risen to 158.52p a litre, its highest level since the start of the Iran war, according to the RAC. Petrol and diesel prices surged when the conflict began on 28 February, with the production and…
View source →Wholesale motor oil prices are rising rapidly, and some industry executives are warning of imminent shortages caused by the war with Iran. Damage to key facilities in the Middle East and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz have combined…
View source →Chancellor has been under pressure to extend 5p temporary cut at an estimated cost to government of £2.4bn a year Rachel Reeves is planning to cancel a rise in fuel duty this week when she unveils a package of measures to reduce the cost…
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