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Japan’s potato chip crisis sends people into a buying frenzy

Japan is in the middle of a potato chip crisis after several companies halted sales of hugely popular brands following a bad crop in Hokkaido.
Posted by: admin , April 19, 2017
  • Japan is in the middle of a potato chip crisis after snack companies such as Calbee halted sales of some of its most popular brands following a bad crop in Hokkaido.
  • Popular chips such as Calbee’s pizza-flavoured chips have been sold on Yahoo (an auction website) for as much as 1,250 Yen (AUD$15), compared to their normal sale price of 200 Yen (AUD$2.50).
  • Japan’s potato woes are believed to have been caused by the number of typhoons that struck the Hokkaido region last year.
  • Regulatory restrictions in Japan limit the amount of imported potatoes that can be used in products.
  • Photos of near-empty shelves are now trending on Twitter.
  • According to a recent TV Asahi poll, the 1st and 2nd most popular snacks in Japan are made by Calbee, which is 20% owned by PepsiCo & has a 73% market share in potato chips!

Read more:

http://fortune.com/2017/04/16/japan-potato-chip-crunch/

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/91630426/the-great-japan-potato-chip-crisis-panic-buying-16-bags

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Tags: Asahi, Bad crop, Calbee, Halted sales, Hokkaido, Hokkaido region, Japan, PepsiCo, Potato chip crisis, Potato crisis, potatoes, Regulatory restrictions, twitter, Typhoons, Yahoo, Yen

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