BENGALURU -- Japanese rice cracker maker Kameda Seika is working on a business turnaround in India, hoping that greater use of chili, garlic and other "localized" flavors will help it win over affluent consumers in the world's most populous country.
Japan's favorite rice cracker maker 'localizes' flavors as part of global expansion

Kameda Seika's early efforts to sell its rice crackers in India were complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced stores to close. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
BENGALURU -- Japanese rice cracker maker Kameda Seika is working on a business turnaround in India, hoping that greater use of chili, garlic and other "localized" flavors will help it win over affluent consumers in the world's most populous country.