Calbee Inc. (Japan)

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Calbee Inc., a Japanese snack food company founded in 1949, is well-known for its wide selection of creative and high-quality snacks manufactured from natural ingredients.

The company has expanded internationally, introducing its distinctive flavors and goods to regions like as North America, Europe, and Asia. Calbee's product collection includes popular goods including Shrimp Chips and Jagarico, as well as a variety of potato and grain-based snacks.

Since 2009, Pepsico (Frito-Lay) has a stake in this manufacturer of potato chips and shrimp crackers.

In 2022, Calbee acquired a 75% stake in Greenday Group, a Thai company specializing in fruit and vegetable snacks, to diversify its product offerings in the health-conscious segment.

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Over the past three years, UK potato chip manufacturer Seabrook Crisps has continued to invest in its manufacturing infrastructure, has launched a number of new products and expanded internationally.
October 05, 2018
Calbee buys UK potato chip manufacturer Seabrook Crisps
Calbee has acquired UK potato chip manufacturer Seabrook Crisps from Private equity investor LDC
United Kingdom
Some of the potato chips brought to the Philippine market by the Calbee-URC joint venture
October 01, 2018
Calbee exits Calbee-URC joint venture focused on the snack market in the Philippines
Japanese snack food manufacturer Calbee has transferred all its shares in the Calbee-URC, Inc. joint venture targeting the Philippine snack market to Universal Robina Corporation (URC).
Philippines
Calbee potato chips
September 11, 2017
Nagasaki hopes to boost recognition as potato producer with new variety 'Nagasaki Kogane'
Potato growers in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan's second-largest potato-producing region hope to boost their name recognition as a potato producer with a new variety, "Nagasaki Kogane" (Nagasaki Gold), which it filed for registration in 2015.
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The figures above show Calbee's performance in Japan (including its affiliates). They do not include the activities of Calbee's overseas affiliates.
August 10, 2017
Japanese Potato Chips manufacturer Calbee is expanding potato production in rice fields
Japanese snack maker Calbee is increasing the amount of the crop it grows in rice fields. Paddy-field potatoes are mainly grown in Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, but Calbee also plans to start cultivating them in the northern regions of Hokkaido and Tohoku.
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Calbee Inc. (Japan)

  • Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 22nd Floor, 1-8-3 Marunouchi,
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005
    Japan

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