Yakult to commence US production in 2012

By Shane Starling

26-Jan-2010 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 15:33 GMT

Japanese probiotics pioneer, Yakult Honsha, will commence manufacturing its little probiotic dairy bottles in the US for the first time in 2012, the company has announced, as it seeks to move into eastern seaboard US states.

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