Calbee facts for kids
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Native name
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カルビー株式会社
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Romanized name
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Karubī Kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Traded as | TYO: 2229 |
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 5 January 1899 |
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Key people
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Makoto Ehara, Chairman and CEO |
| Products | Snacks and other foods |
| Revenue | ¥248,665 million (March 2019) |
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Number of employees
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3,860 |
Calbee, Inc. is a well-known Japanese company that makes delicious snack foods. It started on April 30, 1949. The main office for Calbee is in Tokyo, Japan.
Calbee makes many popular snacks. Some of their famous products include "Kappa Ebisen" shrimp chips and "Saya-endo" snow pea crisps. They also make tasty potato fries called "Jagabee." Calbee snacks are very popular in Asia and are also well-known in the United States.
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The Story of Calbee
Calbee was started by Takashi Matsuo in 1949. This was in Hiroshima, Japan, after a big war. His very first product was a candy called Calbee Caramel.
The name "Calbee" comes from "calcium" and vitamin B1. Because the caramel candy was so popular, the company officially changed its name to Calbee in 1955.
Growing Around the World
Calbee started to share its snacks with more countries. In 1973, a company called Moh Seng in Singapore joined Calbee. This helped Calbee snacks become available there.
In the 1970s, Calbee worked with the Four Seas Group to bring its products to Hong Kong. Later, in 1994, they created a joint company called Calbee Four Seas. They even opened a new factory in Hong Kong in 2000.
Calbee also expanded into Thailand in 1980, creating Calbee Tanawat. In 1992, Calbee International started in Hong Kong to help with global business. More recently, Calbee bought snack companies in the UK, like Seabrook Crisps in 2018 and Warnock Food Products in 2019.
Calbee's Sponsorships
Calbee has supported different sports and entertainment events.
Racing and Anime
From 1990 to 1994, Calbee sponsored the Tyrrell Racing F1 team. This was when Japanese drivers Satoru Nakajima and Ukyo Katayama raced for the team.
Calbee also helped sponsor the anime show Tiger and Bunny. They supported a character named Dragon Kid in the show.
Baseball Fun
Calbee is a sponsor of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan. This means they work with the league and its teams. They even team up with Konami for a baseball video game called Pro Baseball Spirits A.
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See also
In Spanish: Calbee para niños
