Yakult Honsha
ヤクルトは、代田イズムを礎に「生命科学の追究を基盤として、世界の人々の健康で楽しい生活づくりに貢献します。」という企業理念を基軸に事業展開を行っています。 食品事業 近年、人の腸でよい働きをする乳酸菌やビフィズス菌のパワーを健康維持・増進に役立てようとする「プロバイオティクス」という考えが世界中に広まっています。 これは、ヤクルトの創始者である代田 稔が唱えた「予防医学」「健腸長寿」そのものと言えます。「ヤクルト」をはじめとする乳製品乳酸菌飲料、はっ酵乳はすべて「予防医学」「健腸長寿」の考え方に基づいています。長年の研究から数々の乳製品が生まれ、多くの方々に愛飲されています。 また、現代病や生活習慣病予防の見地から、様々な健康効果が期待できる機能性に優れた飲料も開発・発売しています。 今後も、ヤクルトはプロバイオティクスのリーディングカンパニーとして、これからも「人々の健康に …
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Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based life-science and healthcare company best known for probiotics fermented-milk drinks sold via its home-delivery network (“Yakult Ladies”). Core products include Yakult fermented milk drinks containing Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain Shirota (and other fermented dairy like Joie/Jakult variants), plus cosmetics (Yakult Beauty/“Shirota Essence”) and pharmaceuticals; it also runs professional baseball operations. Founded April 9, 1955; headquarters: 1-10-30 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (code 2267). Scale (known): FY ended Mar 31, 2025 consolidated net sales ¥499.68B; employees 2,859 at Yakult Honsha (consolidated group employees 24,709, plus 49,947 overseas Yakult Ladies as of Dec 31, 2024). Technology centers on Shirota-ism/preventive medicine and strain-specific probiotic science (incl. L. paracasei strain Shirota; older naming noted). Latest 2025-2026 developments: Yakult European R&D Center B.V. established Sept 19, 2025; Yakult Europe B.V. merged Yakult Oesterreich GmbH in Oct 2025; Guangzhou Plant No. 1 closed Nov 2025 with production transferred; flavor launches include Yakult Muscat (Jan 2026), Yakult Mango (Apr 2026), Yakult Peach (Apr 2026) and Yakult Vitals (functional soy-based beverage) launched Feb 2026. It is active, with consolidated financial results reported for the year ended Mar 31, 2026.
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- Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2026 (Japanese Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
- Sustainability Report
- Integrated Report
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- Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
- President’s Message｜Management Policy｜For Investors｜Yakult
- Business Expansion｜Company Profile｜Yakult
- Industry
- Cosmetics, Food ingredients, Industrial chemistry, Veterinary
- Topics
- Probiotics & cultures
- Role
- Producer — “…GmbH in Oct 2025; Guangzhou Plant No. 1 closed Nov 2025 with production transferred; flavor launches include Y…”
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- 2026-10-02 「ヤクルト免疫バランス」のテレビＣＭがスタート！～ＣＭキャラクターに大泉 洋さん、松坂桃李さん、内田有紀さんを起用～ ｜ニュースリリース｜ヤクルト本社Yakult Honsha announces the start of a television commercial for “Yakult Immun Balance,” featuring actors Hiro Yō, Tori Matsuzaka, and Yuki Uchida as the CM characters, including 15- and 30-second storyboarded spots titled “40 pieces!?”.
- 2026-10-02 「Yakult（ヤクルト）1000 糖質オフ」 「Ｙ１０００ 糖質オフ」のテレビＣＭがスタート～ＣＭキャラクターに石橋静河さんを起用～ ｜ニュースリリース｜ヤクルト本社Yakult Honsha has announced the start of TV commercials for Yakult 1000 Sugar Off and Y1000 Sugar Off, featuring Shizuka Ishibashi as the CM character, with 15- and 30-second spots titled “Sleep & Immunity Evidence.”
- 2026-10-01 「Ｙ１０００で免疫習慣！３０日間全額返金キャンペーン」を実施～毎日飲んで、健康もお得もＧｅｔ！～ ｜ニュースリリース｜ヤクルト本社Yakult Honsha announces a campaign titled “Make immunity a habit with Y1000: 30-day money-back guarantee,” encouraging daily consumption of Y1000 to promote health while offering a full refund for 30 days.
- 2026-09-28 自己株式の処分の払込完了および一部失権に関するお知らせ ｜ニュースリリース｜ヤクルト本社Yakult Honsha announces that the payment for the disposal of its treasury stock has been completed, with partial expiry (loss of rights) accompanying the transaction.
- 2026-09-28 ヤクルト本社、健康長寿へ研究成果 シロタ株の習慣摂取と全死亡リスクに関連 | 食品新聞 WEB版（食品新聞社）Summary: Yakult Honsha reports new research linking habitual consumption of Lactobacillus Shirota (Shirota strain) to lower all-cause mortality in older men, based on a long-term study in Nakanojō, and highlights ongoing work on gut microbiota, immune markers, …
- 2026-09-15 ヤクルト本社と日本製紙クレシアが神奈川―岡山間の幹線輸送を共同化 ～常温物流の親和性を活かし、持続可能な長距離輸送モデルの構築へ～ ｜ニュースリリース｜ヤクルト本社Summary: Yakult Honsha (ヤクルト本社) announces a joint long-haul core transport project with Nippon Paper Crecia to consolidate trucking between Kanagawa and Okayama, aiming to leverage temperature-controlled logistics to create a more sustainable, long-distance …
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