Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging

Japan’s biggest snack maker has been forced to use black-and-white packaging for some flagship products because of ink ingredient shortages caused by the strait of Hormuz blockade. Calbee said on Tuesday 14 of its products would switch to monochrome branding by the end of May. The company’s potato chip brands in particular are known for brightly coloured bag designs. Calbee said it was temporarily holding back the release of a new snack because of the shortage. …