Yakult's business activities began with founder Dr Minoru Shirota’s pursuit to build a body that is resilient to disease. The origins for Dr Shirota’s beliefs are in the philosophy of Shirota ...

Probiotic drinks are nothing new, they’ve been around for decades. You probably know about Yakult, which came over from Japan in the mid-90s and has sat in our yoghurt aisles ever since.

The Yakult beverage was developed five years later when he figured out how to deliver the bacteria in the form of a delicious drink. Since then, Yakult has continued to spread across the globe and ...