Calbee Sapporo Potato / Pizza Potato / Consomme Punch (chip range)

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

Beyond the SKUs already covered, Calbee exports a wider chip portfolio: the classic vegetable-shaped 'Sapporo Potato', the gooey-cheese 'Pizza Potato', and the cult 'Consomme Punch' / Norishio potato chips. These flagship flavored chips are core Japanese savory-snack imports into Asian Japanese-grocery and snack-box channels.

The supplierCalbee, Inc. (listed Tokyo) is Japan's largest savory-snack maker with extensive Asia/US export and overseas plants.
Why it sells abroadCult flavored-chip flagships (Pizza Potato, Consomme Punch) with strong recognition

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsFSSC 22000 / ISO 22000 / HACCP: not publicly verified at product level for Calbee Japan. Halal: NOT certified — Calbee explicitly advises its products are not suitable for Muslims (animal/pork-derived ingredients and shared production lines). Japan-origin range, not halal.
Pack formatsBag (~58-72g); multipack; cartons (draft retained)
Shelf lifeTypical ~4-8 months ambient unopened (fried chips) (draft retained)
StorageAmbient, cool/dry; fried chips sensitive to heat/light
Minimum orderTypical: 1 pallet per importer order
Lead timeTypical: 4-8 weeks from PO
CapacityVery large-scale chip lines; regional plants
Container loadTypical: 20ft ~1,400-1,800 cartons (light bags)
PricingTypical: wholesale USD 1.20-2.00 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 regulationAllergen labeling (wheat/milk/soy); potato import rules; cheese dairy compliance (Pizza Potato); flavor/colorant compliance
Market demandHigh savory-snack demand in Asia and Japanese-grocery channels
How to source itCalbee export desk -> trading house -> distributor -> retail (draft retained)
Verified sourceshttps://paulonia.tokyo/useful-for-travel/is-calbee-in-japan-halal-here-is-the-answer/; https://www.calbee.co.jp/en/products/
MakerCalbee, Inc.
OriginJapan
CategorySnacks & Sweets / Potato & Corn Snack
Available inTaiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore +5 more
HandlingAmbient
Price tierMid
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code1905
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