Calbee

Calbee, Inc.
Native name
カルビー株式会社
Karubī Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic (KK)
TYO: 2229
IndustryFood
Founded30 April 1949; 75 years ago (1949-04-30)
Headquarters
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main
Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Key people
Makoto Ehara, Chairman and CEO[1]
ProductsSnacks and other foods
Revenue¥248,665 million (March 2019)[2]
Number of employees
3,860
Websitewww.calbee.co.jp
Calbee headquarters

Calbee, Inc. (カルビー株式会社, Karubī Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese snack food maker. It was founded on 30 April 1949, and its headquarters are located in the Marunouchi Trust Tower Main in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It launched operations at a new plant in the United States for making its mainstay products "Kappa Ebisen" shrimp chips and "Saya-endo" snow pea crisps on 18 September 2007.[3] Another popular snack they sell are potato fries, called "Jagabee".[4] Its snacks are hugely popular in Asia and are well known in the United States.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Corporate Data". Calbee, Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Potato Chips - Calbee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Calbee Launches New U.S. Plant". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Jagabee|Calbee". www.calbee.co.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ ""Healthy" Foods That Aren't - Consumer News Story - WJAC Johnstown". Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Don't assume your snacks are healthy". KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - Consumer News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2007.