
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. manufactures and sells food and beverage products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and others. It operates through Food and Beverages (Japan), Food and Beverages (The Americas), Food and Beverages (Asia and Oceania), Food and Beverages (Europe), Pharmaceuticals, and Others segments. The company offers fermented milk drinks, juices, noodles, etc. through its home delivery and retail store channels. It also provides pharmaceutical products, such as Elplat, an antineoplastic drug, as well as generic anti-cancer agents, including Gemcitabine Yakult, Capecitabine, and Gefitinib Yakult tablets. In addition, the company offers cosmetics; and operates the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, a professional baseball team. Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd. trades as YKLTY on OTC. The company is classified in Consumer Defensive / Beverages - Non-Alcoholic and reports in USD.
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Company website: https://www.yakult.co.jp
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