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 | 30 April 1949 |
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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 famous Japanese company that makes yummy snack foods. It started way back on April 30, 1949. Its main office is in Tokyo, Japan.
Calbee makes many popular snacks. Some of their well-known products include "Kappa Ebisen" (shrimp chips) and "Jagabee" (potato fries). They also make "Saya-endo" (snow pea crisps). Calbee snacks are super popular in Asia and are also well-known in the United States.
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About Calbee
Calbee is a big company that sells snacks and other foods. They have thousands of employees. Their goal is to make tasty and fun snacks for people all over the world.
Where Calbee Started
The company was founded in 1949 by Takashi Matsuo. He started it in Hiroshima, Japan, after World War II. His very first product was a candy called Calbee Caramel. This candy was named after "calcium" and vitamin B1. It was very popular! Because of how well the caramel sold, the company changed its name to Calbee in 1955.
Calbee Around the World
Calbee has grown a lot since it started. They have opened offices and factories in many different countries.
- In 1973, Calbee started working with a company in Singapore to sell its snacks there.
- In the 1970s, Calbee teamed up with Four Seas Group to bring its products to Hong Kong. Later, in 1994, they created a joint company together. They even opened a new factory in Hong Kong in 2000.
- In 1980, Calbee started a company in Thailand called Calbee Tanawat.
- Calbee International was launched in Hong Kong in 1992 to help sell snacks around the world.
- More recently, Calbee bought two companies in the United Kingdom. They bought Seabrook Crisps in 2018 and Warnock Food Products in 2019.
Calbee Sponsorships
Calbee has helped support different teams and shows.
Sports Sponsorships
From 1990 to 1994, Calbee sponsored the Tyrrell Racing F1 team. This was when Japanese drivers Satoru Nakajima and Ukyo Katayama were racing for the team. Formula 1 is a very fast and exciting car racing sport.
Anime Sponsorships
Calbee also helped sponsor the anime show Tiger and Bunny. They supported the character named Dragon Kid in the show.
