Calbee Miino / Sayaendo (baked bean & pea snacks)

Calbee · Japan
Snacks & Sweets Potato & Corn Snack Ambient Growing export

Miino is Calbee's lightly seasoned whole-soybean/edamame snack and Sayaendo is its crunchy snap-pea pod snack, both positioned as 'better-for-you' baked vegetable snacks. Their plant-based, lower-guilt positioning fits Western health-snack and Asian premium channels, complementing Calbee's potato range.

The supplierCalbee, Inc. is Japan's largest snack maker, expanding into better-for-you vegetable snacks for export.
Why it sells abroadPlant-based, baked 'better-for-you' vegetable snacking

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsFSSC 22000 / ISO 22000 / HACCP: not publicly verified at product level. Halal: NOT certified — same Calbee Japan position (not suitable for Muslims; shared lines). Note these are baked (not fried) but still not halal-certified.
Pack formatsBag (~28-40g); multipack; cartons (draft retained)
Shelf lifeTypical ~6-9 months ambient unopened (baked legume snack) (draft retained)
StorageAmbient, cool/dry; protect from humidity
Minimum orderTypical: 1 pallet per importer order
Lead timeTypical: 4-8 weeks from PO
CapacityLarge-scale vegetable-snack lines
Container loadTypical: 20ft ~1,500-1,900 cartons (light)
PricingTypical: wholesale USD 1.20-1.80 per retail unit
OEM / private labelLimited; brand-led (no public OEM offering verified)
Wholesale & MOQVia Calbee export + Japanese trading houses
Key exporters & distributorsCalbee, Inc., Wismettac Asian Foods, JFC International
Export regulationSoy allergen labeling; vegetable-snack import rules; flavor/salt compliance
Market demandGrowing health-snack demand in Western and Asian premium channels
How to source itCalbee export desk -> distributor -> health/Asian retail (draft retained)
Verified sourceshttps://paulonia.tokyo/useful-for-travel/is-calbee-in-japan-halal-here-is-the-answer/
MakerCalbee, Inc.
OriginJapan
CategorySnacks & Sweets / Potato & Corn Snack
Available inUnited States, Canada, Taiwan +3 more
HandlingAmbient
Price tierMid
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code2008
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