1986

COMPANY PROFILE

Yakult

A Probiotics Pioneer
Medical developments in the 20th century focused on curing disease with an even increasing range of medicines. In the 21st century, however, a turn toward better living habits as a means of avoiding disease is shifting the focus to preventive medicines. Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. of Japan was founded on the principles of preventive medicine and has used its extensive research in Probitics to enhance the health of its customers since the 1930s. In the 21st century, the company, its subsidiaries and Overseas companies like Yakult Philippines Incorporated aims to use its role as Probiotics pioneer to expand its contribution to the prevention of illness and disease and thus to raise the quality of life for people throughout the world.

Lacto-B, Incorporated

The Company Providing A Healthy Way of Life Throughout Pampanga

Yakult Philippines Incorporated (YPI) was created by virtue of and under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines on May 25, 1977 with SEC Registration Number: 72820. The Corporation commenced its actual operation on October 01, 1978 as the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the world famous health drink Yakult Cultured Milk, in the Philippines. The production and distribution of the said product in the Philippines was made possible with the Joint Venture Partnership of several very enterprising Filipino Businessman and Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. of Japan in a 60 40 Percent sharing respectively. Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., of Japan is the internationally registered owner of the product Yakult Cultured Milk Lacto Bacilli Shirota Strain and which is manufactured throughout the world in several countries, and drank daily by more than 60 million of people worldwide. The Factory of YPI is located along National Highway, Barangay Makiling, City of Calamaba, Province of Laguna. The factory has a present production capacity of One Million Three Hundred Thousand (1,300,000) bottles daily but soon as the Third Phase of the expansion of the production facilities is in place by the end of the year the production capacity will increase to One Million Six Hundred Thousand (1,600,000) bottles per day. The Yakult Cultured Milk is distributed and sold throughout the Philippines by the Company itself and at present through Twenty Four (24) exclusive provincial distributors. LACTO-B, INCORPORATED is one of the biggest marketing arms of YPI and covers Pampanga while the other distributor covers the provinces throughout the country with well-planned territorial jurisdictions. They use and implemented the highly successful and worldwide proven Yakult Lady System as a primary selling strategy to closely and personally propagate the healthful features of the product to the direct customers. Direct selling to the big store outlets is just a secondary sales strategy to reach-out for the customers who are not covered by the Yakult Ladies. The Corporation is in its 23rd Year of operation and has grown beyond expectations after hurdling different kinds of economic difficulties in the past and in the present. From a mere Five Hundred Thousand (500,000.00) starting Authorized Capital Stocks it now has a subscribed and paid-up capital Authorized Capital Stocks of Five Million (5,000,000.00). Definitely this is a good sign of greater things to come and the Corporation is sparing no effort in attaining goals and targets. Nothing is impossible anymore for this Corporation.

Corporate Name: LACTO-B, INCORPORATED Date of Incorporation: April 29, 1986 Date of Operation: June 1986 Liaison Office Address: 28-12 Sandico Street, Diamond Subdivision, Balibago, Angeles City, Province of Pampanga Number of Employees: 70
Key Personnel: ROBERT E. TORRES President & General Manager MARY ANNE G. TORRES Manager, Sales & Planning RICHARD G. TORRES Assistant Sales Manager, Sales & Planning GINA D. CUNAN Sr. Assistant Manager, General Affairs Department EDISON T. DELA ROSA Sr. Supervisor, Personnel Department MARIBEL J. TOSOC Jr. Supervisor, Yakult Lady Department ADRIAN D. PANGAN JR. Supervisor, Direct Sales Department TANICAI C. CAPIZ Secretary, Sales & Planning