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Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
1-1-19 Higashi-Shinbashi
Minato-ku
Japan
www.yakult.co.jp

No. employees: 17,859
Turnover: 3,483.37 (US$m)
Financial year end: March

Company Overview

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. (Yakult) provides a wide range of probiotic and pharmaceutical products. The company conducts its business operations under three reportable segments, Food and Beverages, Pharmaceuticals and Others. Under Food and Beverages segment, it offers various dairy products, soft drinks, juices and noodles. The company, through its Food and Beverages segment, manufactures probiotic products. Its pharmaceutical segment is focused on the manufacture and sale of anti-cancer products. The company sells its pharmaceutical products to pharmacies and hospitals through wholesalers. In addition, it offers cosmetics products to its customers. The company operates in South America, North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. As of March 31, 2011, It had about 81 subsidiaries, 16 associated companies and an affiliated company. Yakult is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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