Did Calbee Potato Chips L-size bag (Japan) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before118 g
After110 g
−6.8%smaller
Price per 100 g · if the price stayed the same+7.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The 84th-largest of 94 documented chips & snacks cuts; a bigger cut than 15% 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 Jagarico price revision and content change (2026) calbee.co.jp

Source fetched 2026-10-29.

Usushio and Consommé Punch L-size bags from 5 Oct 2026, listed as a content change without price revision; the Kyushu soy sauce L bag went 115 g to 107 g.

Evidence
Typemanufacturer announcement (price/size notice)
Confidencehigh

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What the source says

“6g じゃがりこ 九州しょうゆ味 52g 中国(鳥取、島根、岡山、広島、 山口) 、四国(徳島、香川、愛媛、 高知) 、九州(福岡、佐賀、長崎、 熊本、 大分、 宮崎、 鹿児島、 沖縄) 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 L サイズ BAG うすしお味 118g 110g 10 月 5 日 全国 ポテトチップス L サイズ BAG コンソメパンチ 118g 110g ポテトチップス L サイズ BAG 九州しょうゆ 115g 107g 9 月 28 日 中国(鳥取、島根、岡山、広島、 山口)…”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Calbee Potato Chips L-size bag (Japan) shrink? 118 g → 110 g”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/calbee-potato-chips-l-size-bag-japan-2026.html, accessed 2026-11-05. Original source: Calbee — Potato Chips and Jagarico price revision and content change (2026) (https://www.calbee.co.jp/news/pdf/4224-01293.pdf).

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