Yakult Honsha Co Ltd - Company Profile
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Yakult Honsha Co Ltd (Yakult) is involved in the manufacture and sale of dairy products and other beverages. The company’s product portfolio comprises food and beverages such as fermented milk drinks, juice, energy drinks, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Yakult is also involved in pharmaceuticals, with activities including the transfer of marketing authorization for certain anticancer drugs. Yakult also operates a professional baseball team. The company markets its products under Yakult, Yakult 1000, Y1000, Yakult, Yakult Bansoreicha, and Tonyu no Chikara brand names. It sells its products through supermarkets and convenience stores. Yakult is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Headquarters
Japan
Address
2f, Waters Takeshiba, 1-10-30, Kaigan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 105-8660
Website
www.yakult.co.jp
Telephone
81 3 66258960
No of Employees
2,810
Industry
Consumer Packaged Goods
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
2267 (TYO)
Revenue (2024)
$3.3B
-0.7%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
-10.7%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$5.3B
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
-10.2%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Services | Brands |
|---|---|---|
| Probiotic Drinks | Service: | Yakult |
| Dairy Products | Home Delivery Service | Yakult 1000 |
| Cosmetics | Y1000 | |
| XYZ | XYZ | |
| XYZ | XYZ | |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Products/Services | In April, Yakult China and Yakult Guangzhou unveiled Yakult Mango Flavor. |
| 2026 | New Products/Services | In April, the company launched functional foods, Yakult 400 Immune Gut Health and Yakult 400LT Immune Gut Health. |
| 2026 | Plans/Strategy | In March, the company announced its plans to introduce New Yakult Muscat Flavor. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Yakult Honsha Co Ltd | Danone SA | Meiji Holdings Co Ltd | Morinaga Milk Industry Co Ltd | Lifeway Foods Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan | France | Japan | Japan | United States of America |
| City | Minato-Ku | Paris | Chuo-Ku | Minato-Ku | Morton Grove |
| State/Province | Tokyo | Ile-de-France | Tokyo | Tokyo | Illinois |
| No. of Employees | 2,810 | 88,670 | 17,231 | 7,453 | 293 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Narita | Executive Officer; Director; President | Executive Board | 2021 | 75 |
| Hideaki Hoshiko | Director; General Manager - Administrative Division; Senior Managing Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2024 | 68 |
| Yasuyuki Suzuki | General Manager - Production Division, and International Operations Department; Director; Senior Managing Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2025 | 70 |
| Hiroyuki Kawabata | Director; Managing Executive Officer; General Manager - Management Support Division | Executive Board | 2024 | 68 |
| Akira Kishimoto | Director; General Manager - Food and Beverages Business Division; Managing Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2023 | 69 |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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