Koikeya

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Koikeya or Koike-ya is a Japanese snack food manufacturer. [1] As of 2019 it was the second-largest manufacturer of potato chips in Japan. [2]

The company was founded in 1958;67 years ago, by Kazuo Koike, who was in the snacks business when he first tried potato chips at an izakaya. [2] The company was the first in Japan to mass-produce potato chips. [2] The company developed several unusual flavors such as "Karamuucho" and "Don Tacos". [2]

The company makes chips in various flavors, such as "Wild Shiso Ume" and "Demon Consomme". [3] [4] It makes chips with specialty flavors local to certain areas, such as Akaushi beef-flavored chips in Kyushu. [5]

It makes potato chips in flavors such as "toast" and "milk" meant to be eaten for breakfast. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Japanese snack food maker Koikeya extends line of 'breakfast' potato chips | PotatoPro". Potato Pro . 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Not chasing the industry leader! The new Koikeya takes on the challenge of pioneering new markets". TV Tokyo (in Japanese). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Koikeya's STRONG chip series goes wild for summer with Wild Shiso Ume and Demon Consomme flavor chips". Japan Today . 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  4. ↑ Michel, Patrick St (2018-04-14). "Koikeya's 'strong' potato chips scream flavor, but do they deliver?". The Japan Times . Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  5. ↑ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-09-03). "Akaushi Beef-Flavored Chips Debut to Promote Kyushu Area". Japan News . Retrieved 2025-03-21.


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