Japan’s top potato-chip maker Calbee to raise prices by up to 20%
While paying more for food is a worldwide phenomenon, it’s an especially sensitive topic in Japan, where stagnant wages make it hard for households to swallow a rush of price hikes.
For some of Japan's lonely workers, COVID-19 brings a homecoming
Workers assigned to far-flung locations are seeing their employers bringing them back to their homes and families.
Dialing potato chip cheese flavor up to 11
Japanese snack makers often experiment with unique pairings, but there’s nothing wrong with taking existing flavors to the boldest end of the spectrum.
Salted egg potato chips: Rich, crispy and craveable
One recent food fad in Singapore has been salted duck-egg potato chips. Now, snack maker Calbee has gotten in on the action.
Everything's better with butter and lobster, especially potato chips
Snack makers Calbee and Yamayoshi are bringing Japan's regional flavors to convenience store shelves ... in potato chip form.
Calbee to extend 'best before' dates for potato chip products by two months
Major Japanese snack-maker Calbee Inc. said Thursday that it will extend the "best before" date for its potato chip products by two months. The company also said it will change the best-before labels for such products to display the year and month, instead of the ...
From keeping your touch screen free of potato-chip grease to using tap cards to gain access to exclusive online content, the smartphone keeps changing the way we go about life.
Japan's star businessman who ignores his investors to make them rich
When Akira Matsumoto speaks, investors hang on his every word. And here's what he tells them: You're less important than everyone else. The diminutive 71-year-old can get away with it because of his status in the Japanese business world, where he's known for his two ...
Calbee's edamame and cheese-flavored chips: Hardly unique, but good with a drink
On their own, edamame already make for a solid snack, especially when paired with a glass of beer. But snack manufacturer Calbee sees opportunities to experiment everywhere. Its latest edamame and cheese-flavored chips attempt to elevate the humble soybean to another level; a new combination ...
Calbee gets beefy with Ikinari Steak flavored potato chips
Japanese restaurant chain Ikinari Steak accomplished two big milestones this past month. First, they opened their fourth store in New York, a big step forward in plans to expand internationally. Perhaps more importantly though, they teamed with snack maker Calbee to produce their own ...
Japanese firms give telecommuting a try on designated day to ease rush hour congestion
It’s Monday morning. You roll out of bed, grab a coffee, sit on the couch and you’re already at work. Sound good? Well, that’s how the government wants you to work.
Calbee to resume three potato chip lines after mitigating spud shortage
Snack food maker Calbee Inc. said Thursday it will resume sales of three brands of potato chips it suspended in April because of a potato shortage. The brands set to resume Monday include its popular Pizza Potato chips and two other brands. The interruption was caused ...
