
Yakult (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Overview
About Company
The man behind the founding of Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd was Dr. Minoru Shirota. He began developing Yakult in ;s School of Medicine. Dr. Shirota believed that rather than curing a disease, it was much better to build a strong body that was able to resist the disease. He turned his attention to the study of microorganisms due to his strong belief that a type of bacteria- ¡¥lactic acid bacteria is capable of contributing to our health. Dr Shirota¡&#; Lactobacillus casei, was found to be the most acid and bile resistant and was subsequently named Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain in honor of Dr Shirota¡&#, Dr. Shirota started distributing Yakult from his clinic. For the next , Dr Shirota founded his own company, Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd., consolidating his business by taking control of all the operations. His business plan had an overriding business objective: to promote health and bring happiness. The Yakult headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Today, Yakult is available in 28 countries and is consumed by more than 20 million people every day worldwide.