The recent announcement regarding the discontinuation of Yakult Orange, a popular probiotic drink flavor, has elicited mixed reactions from consumers. For some, it comes as a surprise that this flavor was not as beloved as they had previously believed.…
Japanese probiotic beverage Yakult has opened its first coffee location in Japan’s Utsunomiya, which doubles as a service centre. The Yakult Gohonmaru Cafe & Gallery, which opened last month, has two levels and includes a beauty salon as well as a gallery. On…
Japanese sweetened probiotic milk brand Yakult is to open a pop-up dessert store in Tokyo next month. Located at the Shibuya 109 building, the Yakult store will offer a range of ice creams, soft serves, and shakes, which are mixed with probiotic milk. Seven…
Yakult Indonesia Persada, one of the major producers of fermented milk products, still relies on imported raw materials for its production in Indonesia. Yakult Indonesia vice president and director Hiroyuki Kawada said the company had to import ingredients…
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