Did Calbee Potato Chips BIG BAG (Japan) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before160 g
After150 g
−6.2%smaller
Price per 100 g · if the price stayed the same+6.7%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The 87th-largest of 94 documented chips & snacks cuts; a bigger cut than 11% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2026 · reported 2026
Country
Japan
Brand
Calbee
Category
Chips & Snacks
Source
calbee.co.jp

Source and evidence

Calbee — Potato Chips and cereal price revision and content change (2026) calbee.co.jp

Source fetched 2026-10-29.

Usushio (lightly salted), Consommé Punch, Norishio and Shiawase Butter BIG BAGs all went 160 g to 150 g from 16 Feb 2026, listed as a content change without price revision.

Evidence
Typemanufacturer announcement (price/size notice)
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“年) 販売地域 フルグラ 700g 2 月 2 日 納品分より 全国 フルグラ 糖質オフ 550g フルグラ糖質オフ ベリー&カカオテイスト 550g フルグラ チョコバナナ味 550g 2. 内容量変更対象商品 「ポテトチップス」 商品名 内容量 (1 袋あたり) 発売日 (2026 年) 販売地域 改定前 改定後 ポテトチップス うすしお味 160g (BIGBAG) 150g (BIGBAG) 2 月 16 日 全国 ポテトチップス コンソメパンチ 160g (BIGBAG) 150g (BIGBAG) ポテトチップス のりしお 160g (BIGBAG) 150g (BIGBAG) ポテトチップス しあわせバタ~ 160g…”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Calbee Potato Chips BIG BAG (Japan) shrink? 160 g → 150 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/calbee-potato-chips-big-bag-japan-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Calbee — Potato Chips and cereal price revision and content change (2026) (https://www.calbee.co.jp/news/pdf/4150-40944.pdf).

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