Yakult Honsha CO Ltd - 2267- Profile

Yakult Honsha Co Ltd. The Group's principal activities are to manufacture and sell drinks and foods. The Group is also involved in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Beverages and Foods, Pharmaceuticals and Others. The Beverages and Food products division deals in fermented milk drinks, yogurts, yogurt drinks, beverages and noodles. The Pharmaceuticals division is involved in the production and sale of anticancer drugs and other pharmaceutical products. The Other operations include cosmetics business and sponsoring professional baseball. Beverages and food accounted for 86% of fiscal 2006 revenues; pharmaceuticals, 9% and other, 5%